diff --git a/2018/algmyr/.gitignore b/2018/algmyr/.gitignore
index 818b89eca..f4ce4bc96 100644
--- a/2018/algmyr/.gitignore
+++ b/2018/algmyr/.gitignore
@@ -9,3 +9,4 @@ prog
 prog.alt
 prog.orig
 spectrogram.png
+*.wav
diff --git a/2018/algmyr/Makefile b/2018/algmyr/Makefile
index 595e9f9ca..377979c86 100644
--- a/2018/algmyr/Makefile
+++ b/2018/algmyr/Makefile
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ clean:
 
 clobber: clean
 	${RM} -f ${TARGET} ${ALT_TARGET}
-	${RM} -rf *.dSYM
+	${RM} -rf *.dSYM *.wav
 	${RM} -f out.raw
 	@-if [ -e sandwich ]; then \
 	    ${RM} -f sandwich; \
diff --git a/2018/algmyr/README.md b/2018/algmyr/README.md
index b6f28a285..f07a1b6a9 100644
--- a/2018/algmyr/README.md
+++ b/2018/algmyr/README.md
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ make
 
 To use this entry requires, in some invocations, a sound processing program.
 This can be ALSA or SoX but we recommend the latter. See [FAQ 3.10 - How do I
-compile and use an IOCCC winner that requires sound?](/faq.md#faq3_10).
+compile and use an IOCCC winner that requires sound?](/faq.md#sox).
 
 
 ### Bugs and (Mis)features:
@@ -23,9 +23,9 @@ For more detailed information see [2018 algmyr in bugs.md](/bugs.md#2018-algmyr)
 ## To use:
 
 ```sh
-cat prog.c | ./prog           # Print garbage: might mess up your terminal
+./prog < prog.c			# Print garbage: might mess up your terminal
 ./prog <file1> <file2> > out.raw
-./prog -d 2 0 out.raw         # Decode the first (0th) channel out of two
+./prog -d 2 0 out.raw		# Decode the first (0th) channel out of two
 ```
 
 
diff --git a/2018/algmyr/try.sh b/2018/algmyr/try.sh
index 4c0f8045a..1c22a0125 100755
--- a/2018/algmyr/try.sh
+++ b/2018/algmyr/try.sh
@@ -15,46 +15,60 @@ make CC="$CC" all >/dev/null || exit 1
 # clear screen after compilation so that only the entry is shown
 clear
 
-echo "$ ./prog -h | ./prog -d 1 0" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog -h | ./prog -d 1 0: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./prog -h | ./prog -d 1 0
 echo 1>&2
 
 # Who needs cat? Answer: more people than you think.
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog prog.c | ./prog -d 1 0 (space = next page, q = quit): "
 echo 1>&2
-./prog prog.c | ./prog -d 1 0 | less -EXF
+./prog prog.c | ./prog -d 1 0 | less -rEXFK
 echo 1>&2
 
 APLAY="$(type -P aplay)"
 SOX="$(type -P sox)"
 
 if [[ -z "$SOX" && -z "$APLAY" ]]; then
-    echo "Missing both sox and aplay, cannot do this step."
+    echo "Missing both sox and aplay, cannot do this step." 1>&2
+    echo "NOTE: see https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/faq.md#sox." 1>&2
 elif [[ -n "$SOX" ]]; then
-echo "$ echo -n ' MENE MENE TEKEL UPHARSIN ' | ./prog | \
-sox -t raw -c 1 -r 44100 -L -e floating-point -b 32 \
+    echo "$ echo -n ' MENE MENE TEKEL UPHARSIN ' | ./prog | \
+$SOX -t raw -c 1 -r 44100 -L -e floating-point -b 32 \
 - -n spectrogram -d 10 -X 300" 1>&2
     echo -n ' MENE MENE TEKEL UPHARSIN ' | ./prog |\
-	sox -t raw -c 1 -r 44100 -L -e floating-point -b 32 - -n spectrogram -d 10 -X 300
+	$SOX -t raw -c 1 -r 44100 -L -e floating-point -b 32 - -n spectrogram -d 10 -X 300
 
     echo "Now open spectrogram.png in an image viewer or editor." 1>&2
+    echo 1>&2
     read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue: "
     echo 1>&2
-    echo "$ echo "IOCCC 2018" | ./prog | sox -t raw -c 1 -r 44100 -L -e floating-point -b 32 - ioccc.wav"
-    echo "IOCCC 2018" | ./prog | sox -t raw -c 1 -r 44100 -L -e floating-point -b 32 - ioccc.wav
+    echo "$ echo \"IOCCC 2018\" | ./prog | $SOX -t raw -c 1 -r 44100 -L -e floating-point -b 32 - ioccc.wav"
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue: "
+    echo 1>&2
+    echo "IOCCC 2018" | ./prog | "$SOX" -t raw -c 1 -r 44100 -L -e floating-point -b 32 - ioccc.wav
     echo "Now listen to ioccc.wav." 1>&2
-
 else
-echo '<<<<<<  /\_/\_/\  _-_-_-_  !!!!!  :.:.:.:  >>>>>> ****** ~~~~~~~' |
-./prog | aplay -c1 -fFLOAT_LE -r44100
-    echo '<<<<<<  /\_/\_/\  _-_-_-_  !!!!!  :.:.:.:  >>>>>> ****** ~~~~~~~' |
-	./prog | aplay -c1 -fFLOAT_LE -r44100
+    echo "$ echo \"<<<<<<  /\_/\_/\  _-_-_-_  !!!!!  :.:.:.:  >>>>>> ****** ~~~~~~~\" |
+./prog | $APLAY -c1 -fFLOAT_LE -r44100" 1>&2
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to continue: "
+    echo 1>&2
+    echo "<<<<<<  /\_/\_/\  _-_-_-_  !!!!!  :.:.:.:  >>>>>> ****** ~~~~~~~" | ./prog | "$APLAY" -c1 -fFLOAT_LE -r44100
 
-echo "Now open spectrogram.png in an image viewer or editor." 1>&2
+    echo "Now open spectrogram.png in an image viewer or editor." 1>&2
 fi
 echo 1>&2
 
-echo "$ echo "IOCCC 2018!" | ./prog | ./prog -d 1 0" 1>&2
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: echo \"IOCCC 2018!\" | ./prog | ./prog -d 1 0: "
+echo 1>&2
 echo "IOCCC 2018!" | ./prog | ./prog -d 1 0
 
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog README.md prog.c > out.raw: "
+echo 1>&2
+./prog README.md prog.c > out.raw
+echo 1>&2
 
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./prog -d 2 0 out.raw (space = next page, q = quit): "
+echo 1>&2
+./prog -d 2 0 out.raw | less -rEXFK
+echo 1>&2
diff --git a/faq.md b/faq.md
index 164bbeb2b..39ee39604 100644
--- a/faq.md
+++ b/faq.md
@@ -1249,7 +1249,7 @@ for downloading, installing and using ncurses.
 We recommend trying a method suitable for your environment first, if possible.
 
 
-### <a name="faq3_10"></a>FAQ 3.10: How do I compile and use an IOCCC winner that requires sound?
+### <a name="faq3_10"></a><a name="sox"></a>FAQ 3.10: How do I compile and use an IOCCC winner that requires sound?
 
 This might depend on the entry but most likely the Swiss Army Knife of sound
 processing programs, [SoX](https://sox.sourceforge.net), will work. How to