Fix - zsh: permission denied: ./gradlew [Android Studio Terminal]

If you are trying to run the gradlew script on the Terminal of Android Studio and you get the error "zsh: permission denied" the reason for this error is you do not have to execute permission to run this script.

How to fix this issue:

Simply run the below command in the terminal before you execute commands using gradlew script.

% chmod +x gradlew






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