diff --git a/2015/howe/.gitignore b/2015/howe/.gitignore
index c9fb162fb..ece1baa0a 100644
--- a/2015/howe/.gitignore
+++ b/2015/howe/.gitignore
@@ -1,31 +1,12 @@
 #
 # sort with: sort -d -u
-123.tmp
-1.tmp
-ABCABBA.tmp
-ABCDEFGHIJK.tmp
-ABCDEF.tmp
-ABCDE.tmp
-ABCD.tmp
-ABCEFGIJKDEFGHIJK.tmp
-ABD.tmp
-ABXYEFCD.tmp
-ACBDEACBED.tmp
-ACDBECFD.tmp
-ACEBDABBABED.tmp
-A.tmp
-CBABAC.tmp
-EMPTY.tmp
-curds.tmp
 *.dSYM
 indent
 indent.c
 indent.o
 makeholes
-nuked.tmp
-patch.tmp
 prog
 prog.alt
 prog.orig
+*.tmp
 war-and-peace.txt
-whey.tmp
diff --git a/2015/howe/Makefile b/2015/howe/Makefile
index 29ed53eb4..40fecbde9 100644
--- a/2015/howe/Makefile
+++ b/2015/howe/Makefile
@@ -214,7 +214,7 @@ clean:
 clobber: clean
 	${RM} -f ${TARGET} ${ALT_TARGET}
 	${RM} -rf *.dSYM
-	${RM} -f curds.tmp nuked.tmp whey.tmp makeholes
+	${RM} -f makeholes *.tmp
 	@-if [ -e sandwich ]; then \
 	    ${RM} -f sandwich; \
 	    echo 'ate sandwich'; \
diff --git a/2015/howe/try.sh b/2015/howe/try.sh
index 249694d38..e5f82d0f6 100755
--- a/2015/howe/try.sh
+++ b/2015/howe/try.sh
@@ -16,22 +16,78 @@ make CC="$CC" all >/dev/null || exit 1
 clear
 
 
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog prog.alt.c prog.c: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./prog prog.alt.c prog.c
+echo 1>&2
 
-make test
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: make test (space = next page, q = quit): "
+echo 1>&2
+make test | less -rEXFK
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog -d ABXYEFCD.tmp ACDBECFD.tmp: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./prog -d ABXYEFCD.tmp ACDBECFD.tmp
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog ABXYEFCD.tmp ACDBECFD.tmp: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./prog ABXYEFCD.tmp ACDBECFD.tmp
+echo 1>&2
 
 rm -f curds.tmp whey.tmp
-cp -f cc.1 curds.tmp
-cp -f cc.1 whey.tmp
-chmod 666 whey.tmp
-make makeholes
-./makeholes -n 1000 whey.tmp
-./prog curds.tmp whey.tmp
-./avgtime.sh 100 ./prog curds.tmp whey.tmp
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: cp -vf cc.1 curds.tmp: "
+echo 1>&2
+cp -vf cc.1 curds.tmp
+echo 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: cp -vf cc.1 whey.tmp: "
+echo 1>&2
+cp -vf cc.1 whey.tmp
 
-cp -f war-and-peace.txt nuked.tmp
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: chmod -v 666 whey.tmp: "
+echo 1>&2
+chmod -v 666 whey.tmp
+echo 1>&2
+
+if [[ ! -x makeholes ]]; then
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: make makeholes: "
+    echo 1>&2
+    make makeholes
+    echo 1>&2
+fi
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./makeholes -n 1000 whey.tmp: "
+echo 1>&2
+./makeholes -n 1000 whey.tmp
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog curds.tmp whey.tmp (space = next page, q = quit): "
+echo 1>&2
+./prog curds.tmp whey.tmp | less -rEXFK
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./avgtime.sh 100 ./prog curds.tmp whey.tmp: "
+echo 1>&2
+./avgtime.sh 100 ./prog curds.tmp whey.tmp
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: cp -vf war-and-peace.txt nuked.tmp: "
+echo 1>&2
+cp -vf war-and-peace.txt nuked.tmp
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./makeholes -c'~' -n 1000 nuked.tmp: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./makeholes -c'~' -n 1000 nuked.tmp
-./prog war-and-peace.txt nuked.tmp
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog war-and-peace.txt nuked.tmp (space = next page, q = quit): "
+echo 1>&2
+./prog war-and-peace.txt nuked.tmp | less -rEXFK
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./avgtime.sh 100 ./prog war-and-peace.txt nuked.tmp: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./avgtime.sh 100 ./prog war-and-peace.txt nuked.tmp
+echo 1>&2