From d1489ed01131f657a22779ebe43e3d6a07ce4995 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Cody Boone Ferguson <53008573+xexyl@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sun, 17 Dec 2023 12:37:23 -0800
Subject: [PATCH] Add 1998/dlowe/try.alt.sh, add missing subsections

---
 1998/dlowe/README.md  | 24 ++++++++++++++++++++++--
 1998/dlowe/try.alt.sh | 36 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
 1998/dlowe/try.sh     |  1 +
 thanks-for-help.md    |  2 +-
 4 files changed, 60 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-)
 create mode 100755 1998/dlowe/try.alt.sh

diff --git a/1998/dlowe/README.md b/1998/dlowe/README.md
index d77e5c351..69c8fff0e 100644
--- a/1998/dlowe/README.md
+++ b/1998/dlowe/README.md
@@ -4,6 +4,9 @@
 make all
 ```
 
+There is an alternate version available. See [Alternate code](#alternate-code)
+below for more details.
+
 
 ## To use:
 
@@ -42,17 +45,34 @@ Also try:
 
 ## Alternate code:
 
-NOTE: The original entry was just a text based pootifier.  To build
-that version try:
+The original entry was just a text based pootifier. This alternate version is
+that program.
+
+
+### Alternate build:
 
 ```sh
 make alt
+```
+
+
+### Alternate use:
+
+
+```
 ./dlowe.alt < anyfile > pootfile
 ```
 
 What's the difference between this and `dlowe`?
 
 
+### Alternate try:
+
+```sh
+./try.alt.sh
+```
+
+
 ## Judges' remarks:
 
 Why could this this entry be considered a utility?  Well because it
diff --git a/1998/dlowe/try.alt.sh b/1998/dlowe/try.alt.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..05b11df0a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/1998/dlowe/try.alt.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,36 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+# 
+# try.sh - try out 1998/dlowe pootifier alt code
+#
+
+make everything || exit 1
+
+CAT="$(type -P cat)"
+MAN="$(type -P man)"
+COL="$(type -P col)"
+
+if [[ -z "$CAT" || ! -e "$CAT" ]]; then
+    echo "$0: no cat found" 1>&2
+    exit 1
+elif [[ -z "$COL" || ! -e "$COL" ]]; then
+    echo "$0: col not found" 1>&2
+    exit 1
+elif [[ -z "$MAN" || ! -e "$MAN" ]]; then
+    echo "$0: can't execute man" 1>&2
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+rm -f make.1
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to pootify make(1): "
+"$MAN" make | "$COL" -b | ./dlowe.alt > make.1
+"$MAN" ./make.1
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to pootify dlowe.c: "
+echo 1>&2
+./dlowe.alt < dlowe.c
+echo 1>&2
+
+read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to pootify dlowe.alt.c: "
+echo 1>&2
+./dlowe.alt < dlowe.alt.c
+echo 1>&2
diff --git a/1998/dlowe/try.sh b/1998/dlowe/try.sh
index 5dc390a8d..18645fc87 100755
--- a/1998/dlowe/try.sh
+++ b/1998/dlowe/try.sh
@@ -26,4 +26,5 @@ read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to pootify make(1): "
 "$MAN" ./make.1
 
 read -r -n 1 -p "Press any key to pootify dlowe.c: "
+echo 1>&2
 ./dlowe < dlowe.c
diff --git a/thanks-for-help.md b/thanks-for-help.md
index 5ff8b82b2..5aed94a63 100644
--- a/thanks-for-help.md
+++ b/thanks-for-help.md
@@ -2033,7 +2033,7 @@ be done in modern systems) to be `_int`.
 to be `int` (in both versions).
 
 Cody added the scripts [try.sh](/1998/dlowe/try.sh),
-[pootify.sh](/1998/dlowe/pootify.sh) and
+[try.alt.sh](/1998/dlowe/try.alt.sh), [pootify.sh](/1998/dlowe/pootify.sh) and
 [pootify.cgi.sh](/1998/dlowe/pootify.cgi.sh) for a fun example use of the
 program, a local pootifier of web pages and a CGI pootifier. It should be noted
 that the CGI version might have an issue with modern systems; see [historical