diff --git a/tmp/manifest.csv b/tmp/manifest.csv
index 520a76e03..0753a4ca9 100644
--- a/tmp/manifest.csv
+++ b/tmp/manifest.csv
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@
 1984,mullender,Makefile,30,true,makefile,true,winner Makefile
 1984,mullender,mullender.alt.c,40,true,c,true,alternative source
 1984,mullender,mullender.orig.c,50,false,c,true,original source
-1984,mullender,a.out.h,150,true,c,true,head file for system who lack it
+1984,mullender,a.out.h,150,true,c,true,header file for systems that lack it for gentab.c
 1984,mullender,gentab.c,150,true,c,true,author tool to create constants
 1984,mullender,1984_mullender.tar.bz2,300,false,tbz2,false,download winning source
 1984,mullender,README.md,4294967295,true,markdown,true,markdown source for index.html
@@ -1542,6 +1542,7 @@
 2000,briddlebane,briddlebane.c,20,true,c,true,winning source
 2000,briddlebane,Makefile,30,true,makefile,true,winner Makefile
 2000,briddlebane,briddlebane.orig.c,50,false,c,true,original source
+2000,briddlebane,try.sh,100,true,shellscript,true,how to run
 2000,briddlebane,2000_briddlebane.tar.bz2,300,false,tbz2,false,download winning source
 2000,briddlebane,README.md,4294967295,true,markdown,true,markdown source for index.html
 2000,briddlebane,.gitignore,4294967295,true,gitignore,true,list of files that should not be committed under git
@@ -1690,6 +1691,7 @@
 2001,coupard,coupard.c,20,true,c,true,winning source
 2001,coupard,Makefile,30,true,makefile,true,winner Makefile
 2001,coupard,coupard.orig.c,50,false,c,true,original source
+2001,coupard,try.sh,100,true,shellscript,true,how to run
 2001,coupard,2001_coupard.tar.bz2,300,false,tbz2,false,download winning source
 2001,coupard,README.md,4294967295,true,markdown,true,markdown source for index.html
 2001,coupard,.gitignore,4294967295,true,gitignore,true,list of files that should not be committed under git
diff --git a/tmp/manifest.numbers b/tmp/manifest.numbers
index 2f8308cf7..b1375b28d 100644
Binary files a/tmp/manifest.numbers and b/tmp/manifest.numbers differ
diff --git a/tmp/path_list.found.txt b/tmp/path_list.found.txt
index 3f18627a5..aa7ef58b0 100644
--- a/tmp/path_list.found.txt
+++ b/tmp/path_list.found.txt
@@ -1396,6 +1396,7 @@
 2000/briddlebane/briddlebane.c
 2000/briddlebane/briddlebane.orig.c
 2000/briddlebane/index.html
+2000/briddlebane/try.sh
 2000/dhyang/.gitignore
 2000/dhyang/.path
 2000/dhyang/.winner.json
@@ -1530,6 +1531,7 @@
 2001/coupard/coupard.c
 2001/coupard/coupard.orig.c
 2001/coupard/index.html
+2001/coupard/try.sh
 2001/ctk/.gitignore
 2001/ctk/.path
 2001/ctk/.winner.json
diff --git a/tmp/path_list.manifest.txt b/tmp/path_list.manifest.txt
index 624132cbb..8960ff49c 100644
--- a/tmp/path_list.manifest.txt
+++ b/tmp/path_list.manifest.txt
@@ -1546,6 +1546,7 @@
 2000/briddlebane/briddlebane.c
 2000/briddlebane/briddlebane.orig.c
 2000/briddlebane/index.html
+2000/briddlebane/try.sh
 2000/dhyang/.gitignore
 2000/dhyang/.path
 2000/dhyang/.winner.json
@@ -1694,6 +1695,7 @@
 2001/coupard/coupard.c
 2001/coupard/coupard.orig.c
 2001/coupard/index.html
+2001/coupard/try.sh
 2001/ctk/.gitignore
 2001/ctk/.path
 2001/ctk/.winner.json
diff --git a/tmp/path_list.required.txt b/tmp/path_list.required.txt
index 460450a78..4aba506cd 100644
--- a/tmp/path_list.required.txt
+++ b/tmp/path_list.required.txt
@@ -1116,6 +1116,7 @@
 2000/briddlebane/README.md
 2000/briddlebane/briddlebane.c
 2000/briddlebane/briddlebane.orig.c
+2000/briddlebane/try.sh
 2000/dhyang/.gitignore
 2000/dhyang/.winner.json
 2000/dhyang/Makefile
@@ -1222,6 +1223,7 @@
 2001/coupard/README.md
 2001/coupard/coupard.c
 2001/coupard/coupard.orig.c
+2001/coupard/try.sh
 2001/ctk/.gitignore
 2001/ctk/.winner.json
 2001/ctk/Makefile
diff --git a/tmp/update-manifest.sh b/tmp/update-manifest.sh
index 5110b2b46..b9364e4e7 100755
--- a/tmp/update-manifest.sh
+++ b/tmp/update-manifest.sh
@@ -106,20 +106,24 @@ if ! cd "$TOPDIR"; then
 fi
 
 # I have found problems using git rev-parse to verify that we're in a git repo
-# plus we need the user to see git status anyway so use git status instead.
+# and we need the user to see git status anyway so use git status instead.
 if ! "$GIT" status 1>&2; then
     echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
     echo 1>&2
-    echo "$(basename "$0"): ERROR: ${PWD} is not a git repository" 1>&2
+    echo "ERROR: ${PWD} is not a git repository" 1>&2
     exit 3
 fi
 
 echo 1>&2
-echo "NOTE: manifest.numbers and manifest.csv may be modified here but nothing else" 1>&2
-echo "may be and no new files may be staged for commit either:" 1>&2
+echo "NOTE: manifest.numbers and manifest.csv may be modified here BUT NOTHING ELSE" 1>&2
+echo "MAY BE (UNLESS RERUNNING THIS SCRIPT AFTER FIXING A PROBLEM: then related files" 1>&2
+echo "in /tmp/ may be modified BUT ONLY FILES RELEVANT TO THE MANIFEST!). NO NEW FILES" 1>&2
+echo "MAY BE STAGED FOR COMMIT EITHER!" 1>&2
 read -r -p "Do you have a clean state from git status (Y/N)? "
 if [[ "$REPLY" != "Y" && "$REPLY" != "y" ]]; then
-    echo "$0: exiting 4 due to user telling us there's a problem." 1>&2
+    echo 1>&2
+    echo "exiting 4 due to user telling us that manifest.numbers and/or" 1>&2
+    echo "manifest.csv NOT UPDATED." 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
@@ -129,7 +133,7 @@ echo "Showing branches: " 1>&2
 "$GIT" branch 1>&2
 read -r -p "Are you on the right branch (Y/N)? "
 if [[ "$REPLY" != "Y" && "$REPLY" != "y" ]]; then
-    echo "$0: exiting 4 due to user telling us there's a problem." 1>&2
+    echo "exiting 4 due to user telling us they're on the WRONG BRANCH." 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
@@ -143,7 +147,7 @@ fi
 # now check that manifest.csv is a regular readable file
 #
 if [[ ! -f manifest.csv || ! -r manifest.csv ]]; then
-    echo "$0: manifest.csv does not exist or not a regular readable file" 1>&2
+    echo "manifest.csv does not exist or not a regular readable file" 1>&2
     exit 3
 fi
 
@@ -152,27 +156,23 @@ fi
 echo "We will now try and update the manifest files. Are you sure that you updated" 1>&2
 read -r -p "AND sorted the manifest.numbers spreadsheet AND exported to manifest.csv (Y/N)? "
 if [[ "$REPLY" != "y" && "$REPLY" != "Y" ]]; then
-    echo "$0: exiting 4 due to user not updating manifest files before running this tool" 1>&2
+    echo "exiting 4 due to user not updating manifest files before running this tool" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
 # run ./fix_csv.sh first
 #
-if [[ "$V_FLAG" -gt 0 ]]; then
-    echo "$0: debug[1]: about to run: ./fix_csv.sh -v $CAP_D_FLAG" 1>&2
-fi
+echo "$(basename "$0"): now will run: ./fix_csv.sh -v $CAP_D_FLAG" 1>&2
 if ! ./fix_csv.sh -v "$CAP_D_FLAG" ; then
-    echo "$0: fix_csv.sh failed, try updating manifest.csv and try again." 1>&2
+    echo "fix_csv.sh failed, try updating manifest.csv and try again." 1>&2
     exit 5
 fi
 
 # run ./gen_path_list.found.sh
 #
-if [[ "$V_FLAG" -gt 0 ]]; then
-    echo "$0: debug[1]: about to run: ./gen_path_list.found.sh -v $CAP_D_FLAG" 1>&2
-fi
+echo "$(basename "$0"): now will run: ./gen_path_list.found.sh -v $CAP_D_FLAG" 1>&2
 if ! ./gen_path_list.found.sh -v "$CAP_D_FLAG" ; then
-    echo "$0: gen_path_list.found.sh failed, try updating manifest.csv and try again." 1>&2
+    echo "gen_path_list.found.sh failed, try updating manifest.csv and try again." 1>&2
     exit 5
 fi
 
@@ -184,15 +184,16 @@ echo 1>&2
 
 read -r -p "Does everything look okay (Y/N)? "
 if [[ "$REPLY" != "y" && "$REPLY" != "Y" ]]; then
-    echo "$0: exiting 4 due to user telling us there's a problem." 1>&2
+    echo "exiting 4 due to user telling us that git diff path_list.found.txt DOES" 1>&2
+    echo "NOT LOOK OKAY." 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
 # run ./check_path_list.sh
 #
-echo "$0: now will run: ./check_path_list.sh -v $CAP_D_FLAG" 1>&2
+echo "$(basename "$0"): now will run: ./check_path_list.sh -v $CAP_D_FLAG" 1>&2
 if ! ./check_path_list.sh -v "$CAP_D_FLAG"; then
-    echo "$0: ./check_path_list.sh failed, try updating manifest.csv and try again." 1>&2
+    echo "check_path_list.sh failed, try updating manifest.csv and try again." 1>&2
     exit 5
 fi
 
@@ -241,10 +242,10 @@ else
 fi
 
 echo 1>&2
-echo "now will run ./run_all.sh -v $CAP_D_FLAG ./gen_winner_json.sh" 1>&2
+echo "$(basename "$0"): now will run ./run_all.sh -v $CAP_D_FLAG ./gen_winner_json.sh" 1>&2
 echo "NOTE: this step will take a while." 1>&2
 if ! ./run_all.sh -v "$CAP_D_FLAG" ./gen_winner_json.sh; then
-    echo "$0: problem with ./run_all.sh, fix manifest and try again." 1>&2
+    echo "problem with ./run_all.sh, fix manifest and try again." 1>&2
     exit 5
 fi
 
@@ -297,19 +298,19 @@ cd ..
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue: "
 echo 1>&2
 
-echo "Will now update index.html files." 1>&2
+echo "$(basename "$0"): will now update index.html files." 1>&2
 read -r -p "Do you wish to use quick-readme2index.sh (Y/N)? "
 if [[ "$REPLY" != "Y" && "$REPLY" != "y" ]]; then
-    echo "$0: now will run: bin/all-run.sh -v $CAP_D_FLAG bin/readme2index.sh -v $CAP_D_FLAG" 1>&2
+    echo "$(basename "$0"): now will run: bin/all-run.sh -v $CAP_D_FLAG bin/readme2index.sh -v $CAP_D_FLAG" 1>&2
     if ! bin/all-run.sh -v "$CAP_D_FLAG" bin/readme2index.sh -v "$CAP_D_FLAG"; then
-	echo "$0: problem running bin/all-run bin/readme2index.sh, fix and try again." 1>&2
+	echo "problem running bin/all-run bin/readme2index.sh, fix and try again." 1>&2
 	exit 5
     fi
 else
-    echo "$0: now will run: bin/all-run.sh -v $CAP_D_FLAG bin/quick-readme2index.sh -v $CAP_D_FLAG"
+    echo "$(basename "$0"): now will run: bin/all-run.sh -v $CAP_D_FLAG bin/quick-readme2index.sh -v $CAP_D_FLAG"
     echo "NOTE: this will take a while." 1>&2
     if ! bin/all-run.sh -v "$CAP_D_FLAG" bin/quick-readme2index.sh -v "$CAP_D_FLAG"; then
-	echo "$0: problem running bin/all-run bin bin/quick-readme2index.sh, fix and try again." 1>&2
+	echo "problem running bin/all-run bin bin/quick-readme2index.sh, fix and try again." 1>&2
 	exit 5
     fi
 fi
@@ -321,7 +322,7 @@ echo 1>&2
 
 read -r -p "Does everything look okay (Y/N)? "
 if [[ "$REPLY" != "Y" && "$REPLY" != "y" ]]; then
-    echo "$0: exiting 4 due to user telling us there's a problem." 1>&2
+    echo "$0: exiting 4 due to user telling us git diff DOES NOT LOOK OKAY." 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi