diff --git a/1986/applin/README.md b/1986/applin/README.md
index 360377fab..323b837f3 100644
--- a/1986/applin/README.md
+++ b/1986/applin/README.md
@@ -15,9 +15,7 @@ make all
 ### Try:
 
 ```sh
-sh applin.c
-
-./applin
+./applin.c
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/1986/applin/applin.c b/1986/applin/applin.c
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
diff --git a/thanks-for-help.md b/thanks-for-help.md
index 81063b2c2..ae0466a3f 100644
--- a/thanks-for-help.md
+++ b/thanks-for-help.md
@@ -334,6 +334,12 @@ Cody also added the [try.sh](/1985/sicherman/try.sh) script.
 # <a name="1986"></a>1986
 
 
+## <a name="1986_applin"></a>[1986/applin](/1986/applin/applin.c) ([README.md](/1986/applin/README.md]))
+
+[Cody](#cody) made the C file executable so one does not have to do `sh
+./applin.c` or `./applin`; they can do either `./applin.c` or `./applin`.
+
+
 ## <a name="1986_hague"></a>[1986/hague](/1986/hague/hague.c) ([README.md](/1986/hague/README.md]))
 
 [Cody](#cody) made this use `fgets()`.