diff --git a/2012/omoikane/try.alt.sh b/2012/omoikane/try.alt.sh
index 4aaf26b65..8111748a6 100755
--- a/2012/omoikane/try.alt.sh
+++ b/2012/omoikane/try.alt.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 #
-# try.sh - demonstrate IOCCC winner 2012/omoikane alternate code
+# try.alt.sh - demonstrate IOCCC winner 2012/omoikane alt code
 #
 
 # make sure CC is set so that when we do make CC="$CC" it isn't empty. Doing it
@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ if [[ -z "$CC" ]]; then
     CC="cc"
 fi
 
-make CC="$CC" everything >/dev/null || exit 1
+make CC="$CC" alt >/dev/null || exit 1
 
 # clear screen after compilation so that only the entry is shown
 clear
@@ -23,27 +23,29 @@ PERL="$(type -P perl)"
 
 echo "$ echo \"A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog\" | ./nyaruko.alt > output.c" 1>&2
 echo "A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" | ./nyaruko.alt > output.c
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: less -EX output.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to show output.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
 echo 1>&2
-less -EX output.c
+less -rEXFK output.c
 
 # perl specific stuff
-if [[ -n "$PERL" ]]; then
+if [[ -n "$PERL" && -f "$PERL" && -x "$PERL" ]]; then
     read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ${PERL} output.c > data.c: " 1>&2
     echo 1>&2
     "${PERL}" output.c > data.c
-    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: less -EX data.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to show data.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
+    echo 1>&2
+    less -rEXFK data.c
+    echo 1>&2
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: cc -o data data.c: "
     echo 1>&2
-    less -EX data.c
-    echo "$ cc -o data data.c" 1>&2
     cc -o data data.c
     read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./data: "
-    echo "$ ./data" 1>&2
     echo 1>&2
     ./data
 fi
 
-echo "$ cc -o output output.c" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: cc -o output output.c: "
+echo 1>&2
 cc -o output output.c
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./output: "
 echo 1>&2
@@ -53,37 +55,41 @@ echo "$ ./output" 1>&2
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./nyaruko.alt < output > output.c: "
 echo 1>&2
 ./nyaruko.alt < output > output.c
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: less -EX output.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to show output.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
 echo 1>&2
-less -EX output.c
+less -rEXFK output.c
 
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: bash output.c > key.c: "
+echo 1>&2
 bash output.c > key.c
 echo 1>&2
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: less -EX key.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
-less -EX key.c
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: show key.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
+less -rEXFK key.c
 
 # more perl stuff
-if [[ -n "${PERL}" ]]; then
+if [[ -n "${PERL}" && -f "$PERL" && -x "$PERL" ]]; then
     read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ${PERL} output.c > data.c: "
     echo 1>&2
     "${PERL}" output.c > data.c
-    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: less -EX data.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to show data.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
     echo 1>&2
-    less -EX data.c
+    less -rEXFK data.c
     read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: cat key.c data.c > output.c: "
     echo 1>&2
     cat key.c data.c > output.c
-    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: less -EX output.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to show output.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
+    echo 1>&2
+    less -rEXFK output.c
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: cc output.c -o output: "
     echo 1>&2
-    less -EX output.c
-    echo "$ cc output.c -o output" 1>&2
     cc output.c -o output
     read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./output > output.2: "
     echo 1>&2
     ./output > output.2
-    echo "$ chmod +x output.2" 1>&2
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: chmod +x output.2: "
+    echo 1>&2
     chmod +x output.2
     read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./output.2: "
+    echo 1>&2
     ./output.2
 fi
diff --git a/2012/omoikane/try.sh b/2012/omoikane/try.sh
index 6778a1faf..962e4b42b 100755
--- a/2012/omoikane/try.sh
+++ b/2012/omoikane/try.sh
@@ -23,27 +23,29 @@ PERL="$(type -P perl)"
 
 echo "$ echo \"A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog\" | ./nyaruko > output.c" 1>&2
 echo "A quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog" | ./nyaruko > output.c
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: less -EX output.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to show output.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
 echo 1>&2
-less -EX output.c
+less -rEXFK output.c
 
 # perl specific stuff
-if [[ -n "$PERL" ]]; then
+if [[ -n "$PERL" && -f "$PERL" && -x "$PERL" ]]; then
     read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ${PERL} output.c > data.c: " 1>&2
     echo 1>&2
     "${PERL}" output.c > data.c
-    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: less -EX data.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to show data.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
+    echo 1>&2
+    less -rEXFK data.c
+    echo 1>&2
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: cc -o data data.c: "
     echo 1>&2
-    less -EX data.c
-    echo "$ cc -o data data.c" 1>&2
     cc -o data data.c
     read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./data: "
-    echo "$ ./data" 1>&2
     echo 1>&2
     ./data
 fi
 
-echo "$ cc -o output output.c" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: cc -o output output.c: "
+echo 1>&2
 cc -o output output.c
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./output: "
 echo 1>&2
@@ -53,37 +55,41 @@ echo "$ ./output" 1>&2
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./nyaruko < output > output.c: "
 echo 1>&2
 ./nyaruko < output > output.c
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: less -EX output.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to show output.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
 echo 1>&2
-less -EX output.c
+less -rEXFK output.c
 
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: bash output.c > key.c: "
+echo 1>&2
 bash output.c > key.c
 echo 1>&2
-read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: less -EX key.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
-less -EX key.c
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: show key.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
+less -rEXFK key.c
 
 # more perl stuff
-if [[ -n "${PERL}" ]]; then
+if [[ -n "${PERL}" && -f "$PERL" && -x "$PERL" ]]; then
     read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ${PERL} output.c > data.c: "
     echo 1>&2
     "${PERL}" output.c > data.c
-    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: less -EX data.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to show data.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
     echo 1>&2
-    less -EX data.c
+    less -rEXFK data.c
     read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: cat key.c data.c > output.c: "
     echo 1>&2
     cat key.c data.c > output.c
-    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: less -EX output.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to show output.c (space = next page, q = quit): "
+    echo 1>&2
+    less -rEXFK output.c
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: cc output.c -o output: "
     echo 1>&2
-    less -EX output.c
-    echo "$ cc output.c -o output" 1>&2
     cc output.c -o output
     read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./output > output.2: "
     echo 1>&2
     ./output > output.2
-    echo "$ chmod +x output.2" 1>&2
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: chmod +x output.2: "
+    echo 1>&2
     chmod +x output.2
     read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./output.2: "
+    echo 1>&2
     ./output.2
 fi
diff --git a/thanks-for-help.md b/thanks-for-help.md
index b423c0995..945e3ef32 100644
--- a/thanks-for-help.md
+++ b/thanks-for-help.md
@@ -3820,17 +3820,15 @@ respectively. Notice how a single letter changes so much!
 
 ## <a name="2012_omoikane"></a>[2012/omoikane](/2012/omoikane/omoikane.c) ([README.md](/2012/omoikane/README.md]))
 
-[Cody](#cody) added the [try.sh](/2012/omoikane/try.sh) script.
-
-Cody also added the [alternate code](/2012/omoikane/README.md#alternate-code)
+[Cody](#cody) added the [alternate versions](/2012/omoikane/README.md#alternate-code)
 which will, if no arg is specified, read in the program itself, rather than
 `/dev/urandom`. This is mostly useful for those without a `/dev/urandom` device
 file (the default for the entry). The second alternate version is like the first
 except that it also sets binary mode on `stdin` and `stdout` which should
 theoretically make it work in Windows.
 
-Cody also added the [try.alt.sh](/2012/omoikane/try.alt.sh) script that is like
-the `try.sh` script but which uses the (first version of the) alt code instead.
+Cody also added the [try.sh](/2012/omoikane/try.sh) and
+[try.alt.sh](/2012/omoikane/try.alt.sh) scripts.
 
 
 ## <a name="2012_tromp"></a>[2012/tromp](/2012/tromp/tromp.c) ([README.md](/2012/tromp/README.md))