diff --git a/2001/anonymous/try.sh b/2001/anonymous/try.sh
index 5a91b07d3..1ca7ba798 100755
--- a/2001/anonymous/try.sh
+++ b/2001/anonymous/try.sh
@@ -19,26 +19,55 @@ clear
 
 TARGET="anonymous.ten"
 if [[ -f "$TARGET" ]]; then
-    echo "$ cp $TARGET anonymous.ten.bak" 1>&2
-    cp "$TARGET" anonymous.ten.bak
-    echo "$ ./anonymous $TARGET" 1>&2
-    ./anonymous "$TARGET"
-    echo "$ ./$TARGET" 1>&2
-    ./"$TARGET"
-    echo "$ diff -s $TARGET anonymous.ten.bak" 1>&2
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: cp -vf $TARGET anonymous.ten.bak: "
+    echo 1>&2
+    cp -vf "$TARGET" anonymous.ten.bak
+    echo 1>&2
+
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./anonymous $TARGET (space = next page, q = quit): "
+    echo 1>&2
+    ./anonymous "$TARGET" | less -rEXF
+    echo 1>&2
+
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./$TARGET (space = next page, q = quit): "
+    echo 1>&2
+    ./"$TARGET" | less -rEXF
+    echo 1>&2
+
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: diff -s $TARGET anonymous.ten.bak: "
+    echo 1>&2
     diff -s "$TARGET" anonymous.ten.bak
-    echo "$ od -t x1 $TARGET > ten.od" 1>&2
+    echo 1>&2
+
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: od -t x1 $TARGET > ten.od: "
+    echo 1>&2
     od -t x1 "$TARGET" > ten.od
-    echo "$ od -t x1 anonymous.ten.bak > ten.bak.od" 1>&2
+    echo 1>&2
+
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: od -t x1 anonymous.ten.bak > ten.bak.od: "
+    echo 1>&2
     od -t x1 anonymous.ten.bak > ten.bak.od
-    echo "$ diff ten.bak.od ten.od" 1>&2
+    echo 1>&2
+
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: diff ten.bak.od ten.od: "
+    echo 1>&2
     diff ten.bak.od ten.od
-    echo "$ ./$TARGET > ten.txt" 1>&2
-    ./"$TARGET" > ten.txt
-    echo "$ ./anonymous.ten.bak > ten.bak.txt" 1>&2
-    ./anonymous.ten.bak > ten.bak.txt
-    echo "$ diff -s ten.txt ten.bak.txt" 1>&2
+    echo 1>&2
+
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./$TARGET | tee ten.txt (space = next page, q = quit): "
+    echo 1>&2
+    ./"$TARGET" | tee ten.txt | less -rEXF
+    echo 1>&2
+
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: ./anonymous.ten.bak | tee ten.bak.txt (space = next page, q = quit): "
+    echo 1>&2
+    ./anonymous.ten.bak | tee ten.bak.txt | less -rEXF
+    echo 1>&2
+
+    read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to run: diff -s ten.txt ten.bak.txt: "
+    echo 1>&2
     diff -s ten.txt ten.bak.txt
+    echo 1>&2
 else
     echo "cannot compile anonymous.ten.c as 32-bit, sorry."
     echo "will run alt versions directly."