diff --git a/linux/apps/ex1.subx b/linux/apps/ex1.subx
index 0406dbe8..9661993d 100644
--- a/linux/apps/ex1.subx
+++ b/linux/apps/ex1.subx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # Same as https://www.muppetlabs.com/~breadbox/software/tiny/teensy.html
 #
 # To run:
-#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate apps/ex1.subx -o ex1
+#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate 000init.subx apps/ex1.subx -o ex1
 #   $ bootstrap/bootstrap run ex1
 # Expected result:
 #   $ echo $?
diff --git a/linux/apps/ex10.subx b/linux/apps/ex10.subx
index c4ce7e2d..71fa4c0e 100644
--- a/linux/apps/ex10.subx
+++ b/linux/apps/ex10.subx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # String comparison: return 1 iff the two args passed in at the commandline are equal.
 #
 # To run:
-#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate apps/ex10.subx -o ex10
+#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate 000init.subx apps/ex10.subx -o ex10
 #   $ bootstrap/bootstrap run ex10 abc abd
 # Expected result:
 #   $ echo $?
diff --git a/linux/apps/ex11.subx b/linux/apps/ex11.subx
index 0ec5cc1a..dd16267d 100644
--- a/linux/apps/ex11.subx
+++ b/linux/apps/ex11.subx
@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@
 # a null-terminated 'kernel string' with a size-prefixed 'SubX string'.
 #
 # To run:
-#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate apps/ex11.subx -o ex11
+#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate 000init.subx apps/ex11.subx -o ex11
 #   $ bootstrap/bootstrap run ex11  # runs a series of tests
 #   ......  # all tests pass
 #
diff --git a/linux/apps/ex12.subx b/linux/apps/ex12.subx
index 476d8cda..b9708324 100644
--- a/linux/apps/ex12.subx
+++ b/linux/apps/ex12.subx
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 # Create a new segment using mmap, save the address, write to it.
 #
 # To run:
-#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate apps/ex12.subx -o ex12
+#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate 000init.subx apps/ex12.subx -o ex12
 #   $ bootstrap/bootstrap run ex12
 # You shouldn't get a segmentation fault.
 
diff --git a/linux/apps/ex13.subx b/linux/apps/ex13.subx
index 56028a05..28ab4694 100644
--- a/linux/apps/ex13.subx
+++ b/linux/apps/ex13.subx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Compare 3 and 3.
 #
 # To run:
-#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate apps/ex13.subx -o ex13
+#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate 000init.subx apps/ex13.subx -o ex13
 #   $ bootstrap/bootstrap run ex13
 # Expected result:
 #   $ echo $?
diff --git a/linux/apps/ex14.subx b/linux/apps/ex14.subx
index 70aa8629..b6be70d7 100644
--- a/linux/apps/ex14.subx
+++ b/linux/apps/ex14.subx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Multiply 2 numbers.
 #
 # To run:
-#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate apps/ex14.subx -o ex14
+#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate 000init.subx apps/ex14.subx -o ex14
 #   $ bootstrap/bootstrap run ex14
 # Expected result:
 #   $ echo $?
diff --git a/linux/apps/ex2.subx b/linux/apps/ex2.subx
index 40955104..342ec6c6 100644
--- a/linux/apps/ex2.subx
+++ b/linux/apps/ex2.subx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Add 3 and 4, and return the result in the exit code.
 #
 # To run:
-#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate apps/ex2.subx -o ex2
+#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate 000init.subx apps/ex2.subx -o ex2
 #   $ bootstrap/bootstrap run ex2
 # Expected result:
 #   $ echo $?
diff --git a/linux/apps/ex3.subx b/linux/apps/ex3.subx
index f4b5fed7..6e1b71ef 100644
--- a/linux/apps/ex3.subx
+++ b/linux/apps/ex3.subx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Add the first 10 numbers, and return the result in the exit code.
 #
 # To run:
-#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate apps/ex3.subx -o ex3
+#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate 000init.subx apps/ex3.subx -o ex3
 #   $ bootstrap/bootstrap run ex3
 # Expected result:
 #   $ echo $?
diff --git a/linux/apps/ex4.subx b/linux/apps/ex4.subx
index 3bf62551..59bf0649 100644
--- a/linux/apps/ex4.subx
+++ b/linux/apps/ex4.subx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Read a character from stdin, save it to a global, write it to stdout.
 #
 # To run:
-#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate apps/ex4.subx -o ex4
+#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate 000init.subx apps/ex4.subx -o ex4
 #   $ bootstrap/bootstrap run ex4
 
 == data
diff --git a/linux/apps/ex5.subx b/linux/apps/ex5.subx
index 220a4246..ec68b855 100644
--- a/linux/apps/ex5.subx
+++ b/linux/apps/ex5.subx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Read a character from stdin, save it to a local on the stack, write it to stdout.
 #
 # To run:
-#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate apps/ex5.subx -o ex5
+#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate 000init.subx apps/ex5.subx -o ex5
 #   $ bootstrap/bootstrap run ex5
 
 == code
diff --git a/linux/apps/ex6.subx b/linux/apps/ex6.subx
index cf6309e6..d4e7a656 100644
--- a/linux/apps/ex6.subx
+++ b/linux/apps/ex6.subx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Print out a (global variable) string to stdout.
 #
 # To run:
-#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate apps/ex6.subx -o ex6
+#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate 000init.subx apps/ex6.subx -o ex6
 #   $ bootstrap/bootstrap run ex6
 #   Hello, world!
 
diff --git a/linux/apps/ex7.subx b/linux/apps/ex7.subx
index c14fc19d..99f01e0d 100644
--- a/linux/apps/ex7.subx
+++ b/linux/apps/ex7.subx
@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@
 # the character read.
 #
 # To run:
-#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate apps/ex7.subx -o ex7
+#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate 000init.subx apps/ex7.subx -o ex7
 #   $ bootstrap/bootstrap run ex7
 # Expected result:
 #   $ echo $?
diff --git a/linux/apps/ex8.subx b/linux/apps/ex8.subx
index 2d962be4..318f6dee 100644
--- a/linux/apps/ex8.subx
+++ b/linux/apps/ex8.subx
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 # Example reading commandline arguments: compute length of first arg.
 #
 # To run:
-#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate apps/ex8.subx -o ex8
+#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate 000init.subx apps/ex8.subx -o ex8
 #   $ bootstrap/bootstrap run ex8 abc de fghi
 # Expected result:
 #   $ echo $?
diff --git a/linux/apps/ex9.subx b/linux/apps/ex9.subx
index 27520191..e1d2bf74 100644
--- a/linux/apps/ex9.subx
+++ b/linux/apps/ex9.subx
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@
 # letter of second arg.
 #
 # To run:
-#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate apps/ex9.subx -o ex9
+#   $ bootstrap/bootstrap translate 000init.subx apps/ex9.subx -o ex9
 #   $ bootstrap/bootstrap run ex9 z x
 # Expected result:
 #   $ echo $?