diff --git a/1985/sicherman/try.alt.sh b/1985/sicherman/try.alt.sh
index de1e3ebcc..90ac47ddc 100755
--- a/1985/sicherman/try.alt.sh
+++ b/1985/sicherman/try.alt.sh
@@ -33,5 +33,10 @@ echo 1>&2
 
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./sicherman.alt < sicherman.alt.c | ./sicherman.alt | diff -s - sicherman.alt.c: "
 echo 1>&2
+# This warning from ShellCheck is incorrect:
+#
+#   SC2094 (info): Make sure not to read and write the same file in the same pipeline.
+#
+# shellcheck disable=SC2094
 ./sicherman.alt < sicherman.alt.c | ./sicherman.alt | diff -s - sicherman.alt.c
 echo "Now explain any differences." 1>&2
diff --git a/1985/sicherman/try.sh b/1985/sicherman/try.sh
index 1192b28b5..b515bd274 100755
--- a/1985/sicherman/try.sh
+++ b/1985/sicherman/try.sh
@@ -33,5 +33,11 @@ echo 1>&2
 
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./sicherman < sicherman.c | ./sicherman | diff -s - sicherman.c: "
 echo 1>&2
+
+# This warning from ShellCheck is incorrect:
+#
+#   SC2094 (info): Make sure not to read and write the same file in the same pipeline.
+#
+# shellcheck disable=SC2094
 ./sicherman < sicherman.c | ./sicherman | diff -s - sicherman.c
 echo "Now explain any differences." 1>&2
diff --git a/1988/dale/try.sh b/1988/dale/try.sh
index 132abe136..9b5689add 100755
--- a/1988/dale/try.sh
+++ b/1988/dale/try.sh
@@ -32,6 +32,14 @@ echo "Why do they differ in the format from the above command? Finally how can y
 echo "get the more likely desired behaviour?" 1>&2
 echo 1>&2
 echo 1>&2
+# This warning from ShellCheck is incorrect:
+#
+#   SC2028 (info): echo may not expand escape sequences. Use printf.
+#
+# because we deliberately have \\n to show that there will be a newline printed
+# WITH printf(1). Thus this does show correct output.
+#
+# shellcheck disable=SC2028
 echo "$ ./dale \$(printf "the following files exist in this directory:\\n%s\\n" *)"
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue: "
 echo 1>&2
@@ -40,6 +48,14 @@ echo 1>&2
 ./dale $(printf "the following files exist in this directory:\n%s\n" *)
 echo 1>&2
 
+# This warning from ShellCheck is incorrect:
+#
+#   SC2028 (info): echo may not expand escape sequences. Use printf.
+#
+# because we deliberately have \\n to show that there will be a newline printed
+# WITH printf(1). Thus this does show correct output.
+#
+# shellcheck disable=SC2028
 echo "$ ./dale \"\$(printf \"the following files exist in this directory:\\n%s\\n\" *)\""
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue: "
 echo 1>&2
diff --git a/1993/plummer/try.alt.sh b/1993/plummer/try.alt.sh
index 9c4f532fe..5a68767cb 100755
--- a/1993/plummer/try.alt.sh
+++ b/1993/plummer/try.alt.sh
@@ -12,9 +12,7 @@ fi
 
 # let user change the sleep duration if they wish
 #
-if [[ -z "$SLEEP" ]]; then
-    SLEEP=1000
-fi
+[[ -z "$SLEEP" ]] && SLEEP=1000
 
 # let user change the number if they wish to
 #
diff --git a/1993/plummer/try.sh b/1993/plummer/try.sh
index e1dde1689..73f2edd83 100755
--- a/1993/plummer/try.sh
+++ b/1993/plummer/try.sh
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ else
     ARG="$2"
 fi
 
-make CC="$CC" SLEEP="$SLEEP" all >/dev/null || exit 1
+make CC="$CC" all >/dev/null || exit 1
 
 # clear screen after compilation so that only the entry is shown
 clear
diff --git a/1994/ldb/try.sh b/1994/ldb/try.sh
index e0471b94f..27c6bdf4c 100755
--- a/1994/ldb/try.sh
+++ b/1994/ldb/try.sh
@@ -26,6 +26,14 @@ ldb_file()
 
 ldb_ioccc()
 {
+    # This warning from ShellCheck is incorrect:
+    #
+    #   SC2028 (info): echo may not expand escape sequences. Use printf.
+    #
+    # because we deliberately have \\n to show that there will be a newline printed
+    # WITH printf(1). Thus this does show correct output.
+    #
+    # shellcheck disable=SC2028
     echo "$ printf \"The International Obfuscated C Code Contest\\nBest One-liner\\nby Laurion Burchall\" | ./ldb"
     read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue: "
     echo 1>&2
@@ -33,6 +41,12 @@ ldb_ioccc()
     echo 1>&2
 }
 
+# This warning from ShellCheck is irrelevant as we only use 'i' as an iterator
+# to do the commands a number of times:
+#
+#   SC2034 (warning): i appears unused. Verify use (or export if used externally).
+#
+# shellcheck disable=SC2034
 for i in $(seq 1 5); do
     ldb_file /etc/passwd
     ldb_ioccc
diff --git a/1995/garry/try.alt.sh b/1995/garry/try.alt.sh
index 29d812912..3fa9e91b9 100755
--- a/1995/garry/try.alt.sh
+++ b/1995/garry/try.alt.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env sh
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 #
 # try.alt.sh - demonstrate IOCCC winner 1995/garry alt code
 #
@@ -15,6 +15,13 @@ make CC="$CC" alt >/dev/null || exit 1
 # clear screen after compilation so that only the entry is shown
 clear
 
+# This warning from ShellCheck is incorrect:
+#
+#   SC2028 (info): echo may not expand escape sequences. Use printf.
+#
+# because we don't want them to be expanded. This does show correct output.
+#
+# shellcheck disable=SC2028
 echo "$ EXAMPLEON=\"\33\133\61\73\67\155\"; EXAMPLEOFF=\"\33\133\155\"; DOLLAR=\"$\"" 1>&2
 EXAMPLEON="\33\133\61\73\67\155"
 EXAMPLEOFF="\33\133\155"
diff --git a/1995/garry/try.sh b/1995/garry/try.sh
index 1d3175889..e5548f933 100755
--- a/1995/garry/try.sh
+++ b/1995/garry/try.sh
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-#!/usr/bin/env sh
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
 #
 # try.sh - demonstrate IOCCC winner 1995/garry
 #
@@ -15,8 +15,14 @@ make CC="$CC" all >/dev/null || exit 1
 # clear screen after compilation so that only the entry is shown
 clear
 
-
-echo "$ EXAMPLEON=\"\33\133\61\73\67\155\"; EXAMPLEOFF=\"\33\133\155\"; DOLLAR=\"$\"" 1>&2
+# This warning from ShellCheck is incorrect:
+#
+#   SC2028 (info): echo may not expand escape sequences. Use printf.
+#
+# because we don't want them to be expanded. This does show correct output.
+#
+# shellcheck disable=SC2028
+echo "$ EXAMPLEON=\"\\33\133\61\73\67\155\"; EXAMPLEOFF=\"\33\133\155\"; DOLLAR=\"$\"" 1>&2
 EXAMPLEON="\33\133\61\73\67\155"
 EXAMPLEOFF="\33\133\155"
 DOLLAR="$"
diff --git a/1998/df/try.sh b/1998/df/try.sh
index 284ebd4be..bf0113cca 100755
--- a/1998/df/try.sh
+++ b/1998/df/try.sh
@@ -15,7 +15,7 @@ make CC="$CC" all >/dev/null || exit 1
 # clear screen after compilation so that only the entry is shown
 clear
 
-while [[ 1 ]]; do
+while :; do
     read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run ./df or 'q' to quit: "
     echo 1>&2
     if [[ "$REPLY" = "q" || "$REPLY" = "Q" ]]; then
diff --git a/1998/fanf/try.sh b/1998/fanf/try.sh
index 24504d93b..9c244f52d 100755
--- a/1998/fanf/try.sh
+++ b/1998/fanf/try.sh
@@ -17,9 +17,26 @@ clear
 
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo '((\a(\b(\c(d)))) e)' | ./fanf: "
 echo 1>&2
+
+# This warning from ShellCheck is incorrect:
+#
+#   SC2028 (info): echo may not expand escape sequences. Use printf.
+#
+# because we don't want to expand escape sequences. Thus this does show correct
+# output.
+#
+# shellcheck disable=SC2028
 echo '((\a(\b(\c(d)))) e)' | ./fanf
 echo 1>&2
 
+# This warning from ShellCheck is incorrect:
+#
+#   SC2028 (info): echo may not expand escape sequences. Use printf.
+#
+# because we don't want to expand escape sequences. Thus this does show correct
+# output.
+#
+# shellcheck disable=SC2028
 echo "$ echo '
 (\f\g\x
   (
@@ -28,6 +45,15 @@ echo "$ echo '
 )'|./fanf" 1>&2
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue: "
 echo 1>&2
+
+# This warning from ShellCheck is incorrect:
+#
+#   SC2028 (info): echo may not expand escape sequences. Use printf.
+#
+# because we don't want to expand escape sequences. Thus this does show correct
+# output.
+#
+# shellcheck disable=SC2028
 echo '
 (\f\g\x
   (
@@ -36,13 +62,36 @@ echo '
 )'|./fanf
 echo 1>&2
 
-
+# This warning from ShellCheck is incorrect:
+#
+#   SC2028 (info): echo may not expand escape sequences. Use printf.
+#
+# because we don't want to expand escape sequences. Thus this does show correct
+# output.
+#
+# shellcheck disable=SC2028
 echo "$ echo '(\f(\f\g\x( (f((\a(g(b))) e)) (g x) ) K K z))' | ./fanf" 1>&2
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue: "
 echo 1>&2
+# This warning from ShellCheck is incorrect:
+#
+#   SC2028 (info): echo may not expand escape sequences. Use printf.
+#
+# because we don't want to expand escape sequences. Thus this does show correct
+# output.
+#
+# shellcheck disable=SC2028
 echo '(\f(\f\g\x( (f((\a(g(b))) e)) (g x) ) K K z))' | ./fanf
 echo 1>&2
 
+# This warning from ShellCheck is incorrect:
+#
+#   SC2028 (info): echo may not expand escape sequences. Use printf.
+#
+# because we don't want to expand escape sequences. Thus this does show correct
+# output.
+#
+# shellcheck disable=SC2028
 echo "$ echo '
 (Y\f\n
   ((= n 0)
@@ -53,6 +102,14 @@ echo "$ echo '
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue: "
 echo 1>&2
 
+# This warning from ShellCheck is incorrect:
+#
+#   SC2028 (info): echo may not expand escape sequences. Use printf.
+#
+# because we don't want to expand escape sequences. Thus this does show correct
+# output.
+#
+# shellcheck disable=SC2028
 echo '(Y\f\n
   ((= n 0)
    1
diff --git a/2000/bmeyer/try.sh b/2000/bmeyer/try.sh
index d2c59583c..aaa4f6869 100755
--- a/2000/bmeyer/try.sh
+++ b/2000/bmeyer/try.sh
@@ -19,13 +19,22 @@ clear
 # be determined: we just use a default value.
 #
 # try getting the columns the simple way first: tput cols
-COLUMNS="$(tput cols)"
-# ^--^ SC2181 (style): Check exit code directly with e.g. 'if ! mycmd;', not indirectly with $?.
+COLUMNS="$(tputs cols)"
+# In this case we might be able to get away with resolving this ShellCheck
+# warning:
+#
+#   SC2181 (style): Check exit code directly with e.g. 'if ! mycmd;', not indirectly with $?.
+#
+# but we want to assign the value to COLUMNS and at the same time make sure tput
+# worked. Thus we disable this warning.
+#
 # shellcheck disable=SC2181
 if [[ "$?" -ne 0 ]]; then
     # if tput failed for any reason try stty(1) with awk(1):
     # Disable this warning of shellcheck as it's wrong: awk needs single quotes.
-    # ^-----------^ SC2016 (info): Expressions don't expand in single quotes, use double quotes for that.
+    #
+    #	SC2016 (info): Expressions don't expand in single quotes, use double quotes for that.
+    #
     # shellcheck disable=SC2016
     COLUMNS="$(stty size|awk '{print $NF}')"
     
@@ -74,7 +83,7 @@ echo 1>&2
 ./glicbawls "$COLUMNS" < lavabus.pgm > lavabus.glic
 echo 1>&2
 
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./glicbawls -2 "$COLUMNS" < lavabus.pgm > lavabus.glic2: "
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./glicbawls -2 $COLUMNS < lavabus.pgm > lavabus.glic2: "
 echo 1>&2
 ./glicbawls -2 "$COLUMNS" < lavabus.pgm > lavabus.glic2
 echo 1>&2
diff --git a/2000/rince/try.sh b/2000/rince/try.sh
index 375f04f1d..2ab1eec5e 100755
--- a/2000/rince/try.sh
+++ b/2000/rince/try.sh
@@ -22,6 +22,14 @@ echo 1>&2
 
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./rince 0.001 $(./dmy2jd 7.8 1 1610): "
 echo 1>&2
+
+# ShellCheck is incorrect about:
+#
+#   SC2046 (warning): Quote this to prevent word splitting.
+#
+# because we actually want word splitting.
+#
+# shellcheck disable=SC2046
 ./rince 0.001 $(./dmy2jd 7.8 1 1610)
 echo 1>&2
 
@@ -42,15 +50,36 @@ echo 1>&2
 
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./rince 0 $(./dmy2jd 7.8 1 1610): "
 echo 1>&2
+# ShellCheck is incorrect about:
+#
+#   SC2046 (warning): Quote this to prevent word splitting.
+#
+# because we actually want word splitting.
+#
+# shellcheck disable=SC2046
 ./rince 0 $(./dmy2jd 7.8 1 1610)
 echo 1>&2
 
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./rince 0 $(./dmy2jd 8.8 1 1610): "
 echo 1>&2
+# ShellCheck is incorrect about:
+#
+#   SC2046 (warning): Quote this to prevent word splitting.
+#
+# because we actually want word splitting.
+#
+# shellcheck disable=SC2046
 ./rince 0 $(./dmy2jd 8.8 1 1610)
 echo 1>&2
 
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./rince 0 $(./dmy2jd 10.8 1 1610): "
 echo 1>&2
+# ShellCheck is incorrect about:
+#
+#   SC2046 (warning): Quote this to prevent word splitting.
+#
+# because we actually want word splitting.
+#
+# shellcheck disable=SC2046
 ./rince 0 $(./dmy2jd 10.8 1 1610)
 echo 1>&2