diff --git a/2019/ciura/fr.alt.sh b/2019/ciura/fr.alt.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..ffd72789e
--- /dev/null
+++ b/2019/ciura/fr.alt.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,3 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+set -x
+./getwords.sh fr | ./prog.alt aàâbcdeéèêfghiîjklmnoôpqrstuùûvwxyz\'
diff --git a/2019/ciura/try.alt.sh b/2019/ciura/try.alt.sh
index 3d0d58bdc..d7d914a7e 100755
--- a/2019/ciura/try.alt.sh
+++ b/2019/ciura/try.alt.sh
@@ -15,22 +15,24 @@ make CC="$CC" everything >/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: ./getwords.sh en | grep .. | ./prog.alt aeiouvwxyz: "
-./getwords.sh en | grep .. | ./prog.alt aeiouvwxyz | less -EXF
+echo "$ ./getwords.sh en | grep .. | ./prog.alt aeiouvwxyz"
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue (space = next page, q = quit): "
+echo 1>&2
+./getwords.sh en | grep .. | ./prog.alt aeiouvwxyz | less -rEXFK
 echo 1>&2
 
 echo "$ ./getwords.sh en | grep .. | ./prog.alt aeiouhjklmnvwxyz" 1>&2
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue (space = next page, q = quit): "
 echo 1>&2
-./getwords.sh en | grep .. | ./prog.alt aeiouhjklmnvwxyz | less -EXF
+./getwords.sh en | grep .. | ./prog.alt aeiouhjklmnvwxyz | less -rEXFK
 
 echo "$ ./getwords.sh en | grep .. | ./prog.alt mrjocktvquizphdbagsfewlynx | head -n 256" 1>&2
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue (space = next page, q = quit): "
 echo 1>&2
-./getwords.sh en | grep .. | ./prog.alt mrjocktvquizphdbagsfewlynx | head -n 256 | less -EXF
-
+./getwords.sh en | grep .. | ./prog.alt mrjocktvquizphdbagsfewlynx | head -n 256 | less -rEXFK
 
 echo "$ ./en.alt.sh" 1>&2
 echo "There will likely be a lot of output. Quit when bored. No logophiles will be hurt." 1>&2
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue (space = next page, q = quit): "
-./en.alt.sh | less -EXF
+echo 1>&2
+./en.alt.sh | less -rEXFK
diff --git a/2019/ciura/try.sh b/2019/ciura/try.sh
index d714d19e9..4aa183b2a 100755
--- a/2019/ciura/try.sh
+++ b/2019/ciura/try.sh
@@ -15,22 +15,24 @@ 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: ./getwords.sh en | grep .. | ./prog aeiouvwxyz: "
-./getwords.sh en | grep .. | ./prog aeiouvwxyz | less -EXF
+echo "$ ./getwords.sh en | grep .. | ./prog aeiouvwxyz"
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue (space = next page, q = quit): "
+echo 1>&2
+./getwords.sh en | grep .. | ./prog aeiouvwxyz | less -rEXFK
 echo 1>&2
 
 echo "$ ./getwords.sh en | grep .. | ./prog aeiouhjklmnvwxyz" 1>&2
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue (space = next page, q = quit): "
 echo 1>&2
-./getwords.sh en | grep .. | ./prog aeiouhjklmnvwxyz | less -EXF
+./getwords.sh en | grep .. | ./prog aeiouhjklmnvwxyz | less -rEXFK
 
 echo "$ ./getwords.sh en | grep .. | ./prog mrjocktvquizphdbagsfewlynx | head -n 256" 1>&2
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue (space = next page, q = quit): "
 echo 1>&2
-./getwords.sh en | grep .. | ./prog mrjocktvquizphdbagsfewlynx | head -n 256 | less -EXF
+./getwords.sh en | grep .. | ./prog mrjocktvquizphdbagsfewlynx | head -n 256 | less -rEXFK
 
 
 echo "$ ./en.sh" 1>&2
 echo "There will likely be a lot of output. Quit when bored. No logophiles will be hurt." 1>&2
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue (space = next page, q = quit): "
-./en.sh | less -EXF
+./en.sh | less -rEXFK