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@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ Put the bash script in `~/bin/` and make sure that folder's in your PATH.
 
 ```sh
 wget -O ~/bin/git-open https://raw.githubusercontent.com/paulirish/git-open/master/git-open
+chmod +x ~/bin/git-open
 ```
 
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