diff --git a/build_and_run.sh b/build_run_android.sh
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rename from build_and_run.sh
rename to build_run_android.sh
diff --git a/build_run_linux.sh b/build_run_linux.sh
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--- /dev/null
+++ b/build_run_linux.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+case $1 in
+  debug|release)
+    ;;
+  *)
+  echo "Usage: build_and_run.sh [type] where is type is 'debug' or 'release'" >&2
+  exit 1
+esac
+
+type=$1
+[[ ${type} == "release" ]] && release_param+=(--release)
+cargo build ${release_param[@]} --target x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu
+
+if [ $? -eq 0 ]
+then
+  ./target/x86_64-unknown-linux-gnu/release/grim
+fi
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