diff --git a/2000/tomx/.gitignore b/2000/tomx/.gitignore
index 231bd3374..0297c8bad 100644
--- a/2000/tomx/.gitignore
+++ b/2000/tomx/.gitignore
@@ -5,7 +5,9 @@ indent
 indent.c
 indent.o
 mkentry
+mkentry.help.txt
 prog.orig
 tomx
 tomx.alt
+tomx.help.txt
 tomx.orig
diff --git a/2000/tomx/try.alt.sh b/2000/tomx/try.alt.sh
index 114925294..42e826572 100755
--- a/2000/tomx/try.alt.sh
+++ b/2000/tomx/try.alt.sh
@@ -15,34 +15,49 @@ make CC="$CC" alt >/dev/null || exit 1
 # clear screen after compilation so that only the entry is shown
 clear
 
-echo "Using tomx.alt.c to compile mkentry.c directly:" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: rm -v -f mkentry: "
+echo 1>&2
+rm -v -f mkentry
+echo 1>&2
+
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: chmod +x tomx.alt.c: "
 echo 1>&2
 chmod +x tomx.alt.c
 echo 1>&2
 
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: rm -vf mkentry: "
-echo 1>&2
-rm -vf mkentry
-echo 1>&2
-
+echo "Using tomx.alt.c as an executable to compile mkentry.c directly:" 1>&2
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./tomx.alt.c: "
 echo 1>&2
 ./tomx.alt.c
 echo 1>&2
 
-echo "Using tomx.alt.c as a Makefile to compile mkentry.c:" 1>&2
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: rm -vf mkentry: "
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./mkentry -h | tee mkentry.help.txt: "
 echo 1>&2
-rm -vf mkentry
+./mkentry | tee mkentry.help.txt
 echo 1>&2
 
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: rm -v -f mkentry: "
+echo 1>&2
+rm -v -f mkentry
+echo 1>&2
+
+echo "Using tomx.alt.c as a Makefile to compile mkentry.c:" 1>&2
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: make -f tomx.alt.c: "
 echo 1>&2
 make -f tomx.alt.c
 echo 1>&2
 
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./tomx.alt: "
 echo 1>&2
-./tomx.alt
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./tomx.alt (mkentry compiled from tomx.alt.c): "
 echo 1>&2
+./tomx.alt | tee tomx.help.txt
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: diff -s mkentry.help.txt tomx.help.txt: "
+echo 1>&2
+diff -s mkentry.help.txt tomx.help.txt
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to remove mkentry.help.txt and tomx.help.txt: "
+echo 1>&2
+rm -v -f mkentry.help.txt tomx.help.txt
diff --git a/2000/tomx/try.sh b/2000/tomx/try.sh
index 5d3a0aeb6..be7bc021d 100755
--- a/2000/tomx/try.sh
+++ b/2000/tomx/try.sh
@@ -15,15 +15,14 @@ make CC="$CC" all >/dev/null || exit 1
 # clear screen after compilation so that only the entry is shown
 clear
 
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./tomx: "
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./tomx (compiled from tomx.c): "
 echo 1>&2
 ./tomx
 echo 1>&2
 
-echo "Using source code to compile tomx.c: " 1>&2
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: rm -vf tomx: "
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: rm -v -f tomx: "
 echo 1>&2
-rm -vf tomx
+rm -v -f tomx
 echo 1>&2
 
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: chmod +x tomx.c: "
@@ -31,27 +30,28 @@ echo 1>&2
 chmod +x tomx.c
 echo 1>&2
 
+echo "Using source code to compile tomx.c: " 1>&2
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./tomx.c: "
 echo 1>&2
 ./tomx.c
 echo 1>&2
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./tomx (a second time): "
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./tomx (compiled by tomx.c as an executable itself): "
 echo 1>&2
 ./tomx
 
 echo 1>&2
-echo "Using tomx.c as a Makefile:" 1>&2
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: rm -vf tomx: "
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: rm -v -f tomx: "
 echo 1>&2
-rm -vf tomx
+rm -v -f tomx
 echo 1>&2
 
+echo "Using tomx.c as a Makefile:" 1>&2
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: make -f tomx.c: "
 echo 1>&2
 make -f tomx.c
 echo 1>&2
 
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./tomx (a third time): "
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./tomx (built from tomx.c as a Makefile): "
 echo 1>&2
 ./tomx
 echo 1>&2