diff --git a/acme-setup.sh b/acme-setup.sh
index 4597870..5f56bfd 100644
--- a/acme-setup.sh
+++ b/acme-setup.sh
@@ -1,21 +1,21 @@
 while [ ! "$TARGET_HOSTNAME" ]
 do
-  echo "#<<< DNS name such as www.example.com: "
-  read -p "#>>> " TARGET_HOSTNAME
+  echo "::*** DNS name such as www.example.com: "
+  read -p "***:: " TARGET_HOSTNAME
 done
 echo "*** -d $TARGET_HOSTNAME"
 echo
 
 while [ ! "$ISSUEMODE" ]
 do
-  echo "#<<< Issue mode:"
+  echo "::*** Issue mode:"
   echo "    [s] for standalone"
   echo "    [w] for webroot"
   echo "    [n] for nginx"
   echo "    [a] for apache"
   echo "    [c] for challenge-alias"
   echo "    [d] for dnsapi"
-  read -p "#>>> " ISSUEMODE
+  read -p "***:: " ISSUEMODE
   if [ "$ISSUEMODE" == 's' ]
   then 
     ISSUEPARM="--standalone"
@@ -45,8 +45,8 @@ if [ "$ISSUEMODE" == 'd' ]
 then
   while [ ! "$DNSAPI" ]
   do
-    echo "#<<< DNS API provider, [cf] for CloudFlare, [dp] for DNSPod/腾讯云, [ali] for Aliyun/阿里云:"
-    read -p "#>>> " DNSAPI_PROVIDER
+    echo "::*** DNS API provider, [cf] for CloudFlare, [dp] for DNSPod/腾讯云, [ali] for Aliyun/阿里云:"
+    read -p "***:: " DNSAPI_PROVIDER
     if [ "$DNSAPI_PROVIDER" == 'cf' ]
     then
       DNSAPI='dns_cf'
@@ -70,25 +70,25 @@ echo "***"
 ~/.acme.sh/acme.sh --issue -d $TARGET_HOSTNAME $ISSUEPARM $DNSAPI
 echo
 
-echo "#<<< Install certificates? [n] for no, [anything else] to install: "
-read -p "#>>> " INSTALL_CERT
+echo "::*** Install certificates? [n] for no, [anything else] to install: "
+read -p "***:: " INSTALL_CERT
 if [ "$INSTALL_CERT" != 'n' ]
 then
   echo
   while [ ! "$KEY_FILE_PATH" ]
   do
-    echo "#<<< Deploy key file to: "
-    read -p "#>>> " KEY_FILE_PATH
+    echo "::*** Deploy key file to: "
+    read -p "***:: " KEY_FILE_PATH
   done
   echo
   while [ ! "$FULLCHAIN_FILE_PATH" ]
   do
-    echo "#<<< Deploy fullchain file to: "
-    read -p "#>>> " FULLCHAIN_FILE_PATH
+    echo "::*** Deploy fullchain file to: "
+    read -p "***:: " FULLCHAIN_FILE_PATH
   done
   echo 
-  echo "#<<< Set reload command, [leave blank] for default to 'service nginx force-reload'"
-  read -p "#>>> " RELOADCMD
+  echo "::*** Set reload command, [leave blank] for default to 'service nginx force-reload'"
+  read -p "***:: " RELOADCMD
   if [ ! "$RELOADCMD" ]
   then
     RELOADCMD="service nginx force-reload"
diff --git a/cpu-test-by-pi.sh b/cpu-test-by-pi.sh
index b4b2bac..b2e1ba2 100755
--- a/cpu-test-by-pi.sh
+++ b/cpu-test-by-pi.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-echo "#<<< Enter Pi precision to calculate (leave blank for default to 5000): "
-read -p "#>>> " precision
+echo "::*** Enter Pi precision to calculate (leave blank for default to 5000): "
+read -p "***:: " precision
 if [ ! $precision ]; then
   precision=5000
 fi
diff --git a/debian-add-user.sh b/debian-add-user.sh
index 333de7b..6a99b3c 100755
--- a/debian-add-user.sh
+++ b/debian-add-user.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ echo
 NewUser=$1
 while [ ! "$NewUser" ]
 do
-  echo "#<<< To add a new user of name:"
-  read -p "#>>> " NewUser
+  echo "::*** To add a new user of name:"
+  read -p "***:: " NewUser
 done
 
 useradd $NewUser
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ sed -i "s|/home/$NewUser:/bin/sh$|/home/$NewUser:/bin/bash|g" /etc/passwd
 # Debian 9 default to empty
 sed -i "s|/home/$NewUser:$|/home/$NewUser:/bin/bash|g" /etc/passwd
 
-echo "#<<< Allow the new user [[$NewUser]] to sudo without password? [y] for yes, [anything else] for no"
-read -p "#>>> " AllowSudo
+echo "::*** Allow the new user [[$NewUser]] to sudo without password? [y] for yes, [anything else] for no"
+read -p "***:: " AllowSudo
 if [ "$AllowSudo" = "y" ]
 then
   #usermod -a -G sudo $NewUser # Add to sudo group # Option 1: add user to %sudo group
diff --git a/debian-ddinstall-debi.sh b/debian-ddinstall-debi.sh
index 2172c2c..d18c081 100755
--- a/debian-ddinstall-debi.sh
+++ b/debian-ddinstall-debi.sh
@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 echo "Thanks https://github.com/bohanyang/debi"
 echo
 
-echo "#<<< Enter debian version [8,9,10,11] or [leave blank] for 11"
-read -p "#>>> " DEBIAN_VERSION
+echo "::*** Enter debian version [8,9,10,11] or [leave blank] for 11"
+read -p "***:: " DEBIAN_VERSION
 if [ -z "${DEBIAN_VERSION}" ]
 then
   DEBIAN_VERSION=11
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ ARCH=`dpkg --print-architecture`
 #   ARCH=amd64
 # fi
 
-echo "#<<< Enter presets to download from [cdn, aws, china] or [leave blank] for cdn"
-read -p "#>>> " PRESET
+echo "::*** Enter presets to download from [cdn, aws, china] or [leave blank] for cdn"
+read -p "***:: " PRESET
 if [ -z "${PRESET}" ]
 then
   PRESET=cdn
@@ -35,11 +35,11 @@ sudo chmod a+rx debi.sh
 sudo ./debi.sh --version $DEBIAN_VERSION --architecture `dpkg --print-architecture` --user root --$PRESET # --architecture 可参略或者[amd64（默认）, i386, arm64, armhf]；--password 可省略，则脚本启动后会问你要密码
 
 echo
-echo "#<<< Last chance!!! Enter [r] to reboot to new system, or [anything else] to cancel all changes"
-read -p "#>>> " LAST
+echo "::*** Last chance!!! Enter [r] to reboot to new system, or [anything else] to cancel all changes"
+read -p "***:: " LAST
 if [ 'r' = "$LAST" ]
 then 
-  echo "#<<< Shutdown now, wait for about 30 minutes (the project's github says 30 seconds), then try to ssh"
+  echo "::*** Shutdown now, wait for about 30 minutes (the project's github says 30 seconds), then try to ssh"
   sudo shutdown -r now
 else
   sudo rm -rf debi.sh /etc/default/grub.d/zz-debi.cfg /boot/debian-* && { sudo update-grub || sudo grub2-mkconfig -o /boot/grub2/grub.cfg; }
diff --git a/debian-setup.sh b/debian-setup.sh
index 105332e..72f6148 100755
--- a/debian-setup.sh
+++ b/debian-setup.sh
@@ -11,17 +11,17 @@ else
   NewUser=adot
 fi
 
-echo "#<<< Installing basic tools"
+echo "::*** Installing basic tools"
 apt update
 apt install -y emacs git wget curl screen sudo automake rsync net-tools dnsutils gcc g++ make python3 jq
 # Debian 12.0 has no python package, However the following packages replace it:  python-is-python3 2to3
 echo
 
-echo "#<<< Making dir /faronear/"
+echo "::*** Making dir /faronear/"
 mkdir -p /faronear/
 echo
 
-echo "#<<< Git cloning to /faronear/sysconfig"
+echo "::*** Git cloning to /faronear/sysconfig"
 git config --global credential.helper cache
 if [ ! -d "/faronear/sysconfig" ]
 then
@@ -30,19 +30,19 @@ then
 fi
 echo
 
-echo "#<<< Configure root home"
+echo "::*** Configure root home"
 source /faronear/sysconfig/nixhome-config.sh /faronear/sysconfig/nixhome root
 echo
 
-echo "#<<< Change root password? [y] for yes, [anything else] for omit:"
-read -p "#>>> " ChangeRootPassword
+echo "::*** Change root password? [y] for yes, [anything else] for omit:"
+read -p "***:: " ChangeRootPassword
 if [ "$ChangeRootPassword" == 'y' ]
 then
   passwd
 fi
 echo 
 
-echo "#<<< Configure /etc/sudoers to includedir /etc/sudoers.d"
+echo "::*** Configure /etc/sudoers to includedir /etc/sudoers.d"
 #sed -i "s|%sudo\s\+ALL=(ALL:ALL)\sALL|%sudo\tALL=(ALL:ALL) NOPASSWD:ALL|g" /etc/sudoers  # allow all users in %sudo group to sudo without password
 DebianVersionMain=`cat /etc/debian_version | sed -r 's/^([0-9]+)\..*$/\1/'`
 if [ "$DebianVersionMain" == '10' ]
@@ -58,16 +58,16 @@ echo
 
 if [ -e /etc/ssh/sshd_config ]
 then
-  echo "#<<< Deny root login: PermitRootLogin no"
+  echo "::*** Deny root login: PermitRootLogin no"
   sed -i "s|PermitRootLogin |#PermitRootLogin |g" /etc/ssh/sshd_config && echo 'PermitRootLogin no' >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config
-  echo "#<<< Allow password login: PasswordAuthentication yes"
+  echo "::*** Allow password login: PasswordAuthentication yes"
   sed -i "s|PasswordAuthentication |#PasswordAuthentication |g" /etc/ssh/sshd_config && echo 'PasswordAuthentication yes' >> /etc/ssh/sshd_config
   service sshd restart
   echo
 fi
 
-echo "#<<< Set [new hostname] or [leave blank] for no change"
-read -p "#>>> " NewHostname
+echo "::*** Set [new hostname] or [leave blank] for no change"
+read -p "***:: " NewHostname
 if [ $NewHostname ]
 then
   sed -i "s|\b`hostname`\b|$NewHostname|g" /etc/hosts # echo "127.0.0.1 $NewHostname" >> /etc/hosts
@@ -77,7 +77,7 @@ else
 fi
 echo
 
-echo "#<<< Configure autostart"
+echo "::*** Configure autostart"
 if [ -f /etc/rc.local ]
 then
   # 在腾讯云的 Debian 11.1 里，/etc/rc.local 第一行是 "#!bin/bash"，应当是错误的。
@@ -93,24 +93,24 @@ chmod +x /faronear/autostart.sh
 echo 'Autostart is set to /faronear/autostart.sh. Run "systemctl start/stop/status rc-local" to manage it.'
 echo
 
-echo "#<<< Configure locales: [y] for yes, [anything else] for no change:"
-read -p "#>>> " ConfigLocales
+echo "::*** Configure locales: [y] for yes, [anything else] for no change:"
+read -p "***:: " ConfigLocales
 if [ "$ConfigLocales" == 'y' ]
 then
   dpkg-reconfigure locales
 fi
 echo
 
-echo "#<<< Add a new user [[$NewUser]]? [y] for yes, [anything else] for no change:"
-read -p "#>>> " AddNewUser
+echo "::*** Add a new user [[$NewUser]]? [y] for yes, [anything else] for no change:"
+read -p "***:: " AddNewUser
 if [ "$AddNewUser" == 'y' ]
 then
   source /faronear/sysconfig/debian-add-user.sh $NewUser
   source /faronear/sysconfig/nixhome-config.sh /faronear/sysconfig/nixhome $NewUser
 
   echo
-  echo "#<<< Enable xfce autologin [/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf]: [y] for autologin as [[$NewUser]] or [anything else] for no change:"
-  read -p "#>>> " XfceAutologin
+  echo "::*** Enable xfce autologin [/etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf]: [y] for autologin as [[$NewUser]] or [anything else] for no change:"
+  read -p "***:: " XfceAutologin
   if [ "$XfceAutologin" == "y" ]
   then
     sed -i "s/^.*autologin-user=.*$/autologin-user=$NewUser/g" /etc/lightdm/lightdm.conf
@@ -122,4 +122,4 @@ then
 fi
 echo
 
-echo "#<<< Debian System Setup Completed."
+echo "::*** Debian System Setup Completed."
diff --git a/debian-version.sh b/debian-version.sh
index de6baad..c1cc8e6 100755
--- a/debian-version.sh
+++ b/debian-version.sh
@@ -1,30 +1,30 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-echo "#>>> cat /etc/issue"
+echo "::*** cat /etc/issue"
 cat /etc/issue
 echo
 
-echo "#>>> cat /etc/debian_version"
+echo "::*** cat /etc/debian_version"
 cat /etc/debian_version
 echo
 
-echo "#>>> cat /etc/os-release"
+echo "::*** cat /etc/os-release"
 cat /etc/os-release
 echo
 
-echo "#>>> cat /etc/cpuinfo"
+echo "::*** cat /etc/cpuinfo"
 cat /etc/cpuinfo
 echo
 
-# echo "#>>> lsb-release"
+# echo "::*** lsb-release"
 # apt install lsb-release
 # lsb-release -a
 # echo
 
-echo "#>>> hostnamectl"
+echo "::*** hostnamectl"
 hostnamectl
 echo
 
-echo "#>>> uname -a"
+echo "::*** uname -a"
 uname -a
 echo
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/docker-allow-user.sh b/docker-allow-user.sh
index 0c876a6..655fc14 100755
--- a/docker-allow-user.sh
+++ b/docker-allow-user.sh
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-echo "#<<< Add a non-root user to run docker"
+echo "::*** Add a non-root user to run docker"
 if [ "$1" ]
 then
   DOCKERUSER=$1
 else
   echo "Enter the [user name] or [leave blank] for default to '`whoami`'"
-  read -p "#>>> " DOCKERUSER
+  read -p "***:: " DOCKERUSER
   if [ ! "$DOCKERUSER" ]
   then
     DOCKERUSER=`whoami`
diff --git a/docker-install-debian.sh b/docker-install-debian.sh
index 334c9f3..4e4e70b 100644
--- a/docker-install-debian.sh
+++ b/docker-install-debian.sh
@@ -6,9 +6,9 @@
 # 安装自带版本 apt install docker.io && apt install docker-compose
 # sudo apt-get install docker-ce docker-ce-cli containerd.io docker-compose-plugin
 
-echo "#<<< Option 1: Install docker with latest official repositories, Option 2: Install docker with default (maybe outdated) linux repositories (sudo apt install docker.io && sudo apt install docker-compose && sudo snap install docker)"
-echo "#<<< Choose docker source: [a] 阿里云, [z] 中科大, [leave blank] for default" 
-read -p "#>>> " DOCKER_SOURCE
+echo "::*** Option 1: Install docker with latest official repositories, Option 2: Install docker with default (maybe outdated) linux repositories (sudo apt install docker.io && sudo apt install docker-compose && sudo snap install docker)"
+echo "::*** Choose docker source: [a] 阿里云, [z] 中科大, [leave blank] for default" 
+read -p "***:: " DOCKER_SOURCE
 if [ "$DOCKER_SOURCE" = 'a' ]
 then
   GPG_URL=http://mirrors.aliyun.com/docker-ce/linux/debian/gpg
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ docker compose version
 # sudo curl -L $COMPOSE_URL/docker-compose-`uname -s`-`uname -m` > /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
 # sudo chmod +x /usr/local/bin/docker-compose
 
-echo "#<<< Enter [y] to 配置中国加速镜像源 /etc/docker/daemon.json, [anything else] for no mirror:"
-read -p "#>>> "  DOCKER_MIRROR
+echo "::*** Enter [y] to 配置中国加速镜像源 /etc/docker/daemon.json, [anything else] for no mirror:"
+read -p "***:: "  DOCKER_MIRROR
 if [ "$DOCKER_MIRROR" = 'y' ]
 then
   echo '{  "registry-mirrors": [' > /etc/docker/daemon.json
@@ -62,8 +62,8 @@ then
   echo '] }' >> /etc/docker/daemon.json
 fi
 
-echo "#<<< 启动docker服务？[y] for yes, [anything else] for no"
-read -p "#>>> " StartDockerDaemon
+echo "::*** 启动docker服务？[y] for yes, [anything else] for no"
+read -p "***:: " StartDockerDaemon
 if [ "$StartDockerDaemon" = 'y' ]
 then
   sudo systemctl enable docker # 开机启动
diff --git a/docker-search-tags.sh b/docker-search-tags.sh
index 9c5884a..f66dae4 100755
--- a/docker-search-tags.sh
+++ b/docker-search-tags.sh
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ echo
 IMAGE=$1
 while [ ! "$IMAGE" ] 
 do
-  echo "#<<< Enter [image name]:"
-  read -p "#>>> " IMAGE
+  echo "::*** Enter [image name]:"
+  read -p "***:: " IMAGE
   echo
 done
 
@@ -21,8 +21,8 @@ then
   then
     OWNER="library"
   else
-    echo "#<<< Enter [owner name] or [empty] for default 'library':"
-    read -p "#>>> " OWNER
+    echo "::*** Enter [owner name] or [empty] for default 'library':"
+    read -p "***:: " OWNER
     if [ ! "$OWNER" ]
     then
       OWNER="library"
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ then
 fi
 
 echo
-echo "#<<< Searching $OWNER/$IMAGE ......"
+echo "::*** Searching $OWNER/$IMAGE ......"
 echo
 
 page_size=100
diff --git a/expect-ssh2server.sh b/expect-ssh2server.sh
index 31798f8..3f9d651 100755
--- a/expect-ssh2server.sh
+++ b/expect-ssh2server.sh
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ else
   echo "  sh  : $sh"
   echo "  wx  : $wx"
   echo
-  echo "#<<< Enter target (leave blank to specify host/user/pwd):"
-  read -p "#>>> " TARGET
+  echo "::*** Enter target (leave blank to specify host/user/pwd):"
+  read -p "***:: " TARGET
   if [ ! $TARGET ]
   then
     TARGET=other
diff --git a/find-and-run-recursively.sh b/find-and-run-recursively.sh
index 9b9e0c4..99f18f2 100644
--- a/find-and-run-recursively.sh
+++ b/find-and-run-recursively.sh
@@ -3,39 +3,39 @@ echo "find \$FOLDER -mindepth \$MINDEPTH -maxdepth \$MAXDEPTH -type d_f_l -name
 echo "***************************************"
 
 echo "To find in which path? Enter [root path] or [leave blank] for the current path [[`pwd`]]:"
-read -p "path #>>> " FIND_FOLDER
+read -p "path ***:: " FIND_FOLDER
 if [ ! "$FIND_FOLDER" ]
 then
   FIND_FOLDER=`pwd`
 fi
 
-read -p "mindepth #>>> " MINDEPTH
+read -p "mindepth ***:: " MINDEPTH
 if [ "$MINDEPTH" ]
 then
   MINDEPTH_CLAUSE="-mindepth $MINDEPTH"
 fi
-read -p "maxdepth #>>> " MAXDEPTH
+read -p "maxdepth ***:: " MAXDEPTH
 if [ "$MAXDEPTH" ]
 then
   MAXDEPTH_CLAUSE="-maxdepth $MAXDEPTH"
 fi
 
 echo "To find file or directory? [f] for file, [d] for directory, [l] for link, [anything else] for all:"
-read -p "type #>>> " FIND_TYPE
+read -p "type ***:: " FIND_TYPE
 if [ "$FIND_TYPE" = 'f' ] || [ "$FIND_TYPE" = 'd' ] || [ "$FIND_TYPE" = 'l' ]
 then
   FIND_TYPE_CLAUSE="-type $FIND_TYPE"
 fi
 
 echo "To match pattern: [regex pattern] (e.g. '._*', '.*.js') or or [leave blank] for all:"
-read -p "#>>> " FIND_PATTERN
+read -p "***:: " FIND_PATTERN
 if [ ! "$FIND_PATTERN" ]
 then
   FIND_PATTERN="*"
 fi
 
 echo "To do something on each: [command line] or [leave blank] for 'echo':"
-read -p "pattern #>>> " FIND_ACTION
+read -p "pattern ***:: " FIND_ACTION
 if [ ! "$FIND_ACTION" ]
 then
   FIND_ACTION='echo'
diff --git a/geth-install.sh b/geth-install.sh
index 3a2b07d..0ca2cd1 100755
--- a/geth-install.sh
+++ b/geth-install.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ if [ $1 ]
 then
   VERSION=$1
 else
-  echo "#<<< Install geth version of \n [version number] for example 1.10.26 \n [leave blank] for the latest version"
-  read -p "#>>> " VERSION
+  echo "::*** Install geth version of \n [version number] for example 1.10.26 \n [leave blank] for the latest version"
+  read -p "***:: " VERSION
 fi
 
 if [ "$(uname)" = "Linux" ]
@@ -27,8 +27,8 @@ fi
 
 OS=`uname | tr 'A-Z' 'a-z'`
 
-echo "#<<< Install geth：[b] for 二进制， [s] for 源代码，[anything else or leave blank] for no change"
-read -p "#>>> " BINARY_OR_SOURCE
+echo "::*** Install geth：[b] for 二进制， [s] for 源代码，[anything else or leave blank] for no change"
+read -p "***:: " BINARY_OR_SOURCE
 if [ "$BINARY_OR_SOURCE" == 'b' ]
 then
   echo "--- Extracting download link with correct hash from https://geth.ethereum.org/downloads"
diff --git a/geth-prepare.sh b/geth-prepare.sh
index 758191e..3dfffc8 100755
--- a/geth-prepare.sh
+++ b/geth-prepare.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-echo "#<<< Set [datadir] name, leave [blank] for default 'pex-data-poa'（可以尚未存在）:"
-read -p "#>>> " DATADIR
+echo "::*** Set [datadir] name, leave [blank] for default 'pex-data-poa'（可以尚未存在）:"
+read -p "***:: " DATADIR
 if [ ! "$DATADIR" ]
 then
   DATADIR=chain-poa
@@ -9,8 +9,8 @@ fi
 echo "*** DATADIR = $DATADIR "
 echo ""
 
-echo "#<<< Init accounts: [y] for yes, [anything else] for no change"
-read -p "#>>> " INIT_ACCOUNTS
+echo "::*** Init accounts: [y] for yes, [anything else] for no change"
+read -p "***:: " INIT_ACCOUNTS
 if [ $INIT_ACCOUNTS ] && [ $INIT_ACCOUNTS == 'y' ]
 then
   echo "--- 生成新账户，自动存放在 ./$DATADIR/keystore/"
@@ -24,8 +24,8 @@ else
 fi
 echo ""
 
-echo "#<<< Init chain from genesis-$DATADIR.json: [y] for yes, [anything else] for no change"
-read -p "#>>> " INIT_CHAIN
+echo "::*** Init chain from genesis-$DATADIR.json: [y] for yes, [anything else] for no change"
+read -p "***:: " INIT_CHAIN
 if [ $INIT_CHAIN ] && [ $INIT_CHAIN == 'y' ]
 then
   echo "--- 初始化链上数据，存放在 ./$DATADIR/geth/"
diff --git a/geth-run.sh b/geth-run.sh
index a0df107..6162926 100755
--- a/geth-run.sh
+++ b/geth-run.sh
@@ -4,8 +4,8 @@ DATADIR=$1
 
 while [ ! "$DATADIR" ] || [ ! -d "./$DATADIR" ]
 do
-  echo "#<<< Set [datadir] name, leave [blank] for default 'pex-data-poa'"
-  read -p "#>>> " DATADIR
+  echo "::*** Set [datadir] name, leave [blank] for default 'pex-data-poa'"
+  read -p "***:: " DATADIR
   if [ ! "$DATADIR" ]
   then
     DATADIR=chain-poa
@@ -15,15 +15,15 @@ echo ""
 
 
 echo "Run geth in pm2? [y] for yes, [anything else] for raw geth:"
-read -p "#>>> " RUNPM2
+read -p "***:: " RUNPM2
 echo "--- Creating ./$DATADIR/geth.ipc ..."
 # http.addr 默认为 127.0.0.1 => 无法从远处连接。要用 0.0.0.0 才能从远处用 IP 连接。
 # shh 是 whisper 协议，好像要先启动 websocket 接口才能启用。
 
 while [ ! "$KEYCODE" ]
 do
-  echo "#<<< Define chain keycode, for instance '882' for tuc chain:"
-  read -p "#>>> " KEYCODE
+  echo "::*** Define chain keycode, for instance '882' for tuc chain:"
+  read -p "***:: " KEYCODE
 done
 
 if [ "$RUNPM2" == 'y' ]
diff --git a/git-config.sh b/git-config.sh
index e605b33..1eb2bb8 100755
--- a/git-config.sh
+++ b/git-config.sh
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 
 echo "---------------------------------------------"
 echo "User Name (leave blank for no change)" 
-read -p "#>>> " UserName
+read -p "***:: " UserName
 if [ $UserName ]
 then
   echo "git config --global user.name $UserName"
@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ fi
 
 echo "---------------------------------------------"
 echo "User Email (leave blank for no change)" 
-read -p "#>>> " UserEmail
+read -p "***:: " UserEmail
 if [ $UserEmail ]
 then
   echo "git config --global user.email $UserEmail"
@@ -21,7 +21,7 @@ fi
 echo "---------------------------------------------"
 echo "如果 git 远程服务器的 ssl 证书过期，或者使用了自颁发的证书，连接时会出现验证错误 Cannot verify local issuer"
 echo "Verify ssl? (true or false, blank for no change)" 
-read -p "#>>> " HttpSslVerify
+read -p "***:: " HttpSslVerify
 if [ $HttpSslVerify ]
 then
   echo "git config --global http.sslVerify $HttpSslVerify"
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ fi
 
 echo "---------------------------------------------"
 echo "Store credential in cache or store? (leave blank for no change)" 
-read -p "#>>> " CredentialHelper
+read -p "***:: " CredentialHelper
 if [ $CredentialHelper ]
 then
   echo "git config --global credential.helper $CredentialHelper"
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ fi
 
 echo "---------------------------------------------"
 echo "Store pull rebase to true or false? (leave blank for no change)" 
-read -p "#>>> " PullRebase
+read -p "***:: " PullRebase
 if [ $PullRebase ]
 then
   echo "git config --global pull.rebase $PullRebase"
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ fi
 
 echo "---------------------------------------------"
 echo "Path to global gitignore file? (For example ~/.gitignore.global.txt, leave blank for no change)"
-read -p "#>>> " ExcludesFile
+read -p "***:: " ExcludesFile
 if [ $ExcludesFile ]
 then
   echo "git config --global core.excludesfile $ExcludesFile"
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ fi
 
 echo "---------------------------------------------"
 echo "Set default branch since git 2.28 to master or main? (leave blank for no change)"
-read -p "#>>> " DefaultBranch
+read -p "***:: " DefaultBranch
 if [ $DefaultBranch ]
 then
   echo "git config --global init.defaultbranch $DefaultBranch"
diff --git a/git-ignore-find2merge.bat b/git-ignore-find2merge.bat
index 090b30c..3c90e63 100644
--- a/git-ignore-find2merge.bat
+++ b/git-ignore-find2merge.bat
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set ROOTPATH=
   set ROOTPATH=%1
 ) else (
     echo;
-    echo #<<< Enter [root path] or [leave blank] for default [[%CD%]] to start tree search for .gitignore files
+    echo ::*** Enter [root path] or [leave blank] for default [[%CD%]] to start tree search for .gitignore files
     set /p ROOTPATH=">>> "
     echo;
     if "" == "%ROOTPATH%" (
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if not exist "%ROOTPATH%" (
   echo √√√ ROOTPATH = [[%ROOTPATH%]]
 )
 
-echo #<<< Enter [path to .gitignore.global.txt] or [leave blank] for default [[https://git.faronear.org/npm/sysconfig/raw/branch/main/nixhome/.gitignore.global.txt]]
+echo ::*** Enter [path to .gitignore.global.txt] or [leave blank] for default [[https://git.faronear.org/npm/sysconfig/raw/branch/main/nixhome/.gitignore.global.txt]]
 set /p IGNOREPATH=">>> "
 echo;
 if "" == "%IGNOREPATH%" (
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ if "" == "%IGNOREPATH%" (
 )
 
 pushd %ROOTPATH%
-echo #<<< Starting from [[%CD%]]
+echo ::*** Starting from [[%CD%]]
 echo;
 
 for /d /r %%r in (*) do (
diff --git a/git-ignore-find2merge.sh b/git-ignore-find2merge.sh
index 9ec70f6..bb847b1 100644
--- a/git-ignore-find2merge.sh
+++ b/git-ignore-find2merge.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ if [ -d "$1" ]
 then
   ROOTPATH=$1
 else
-  echo "#<<< Enter [root path] or [leave blank] for default [[`pwd`]] to start tree search for git repositories"
-  read -p "#>>> " ROOTPATH
+  echo "::*** Enter [root path] or [leave blank] for default [[`pwd`]] to start tree search for git repositories"
+  read -p "***:: " ROOTPATH
   if [ "$ROOTPATH" ]
   then
     ROOTPATH=$(realpath $ROOTPATH)
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ else
 fi
 echo ""
 
-echo "#<<< Enter [path to .gitignore.global.txt] or [leave blank] for default [[https://git.faronear.org/npm/sysconfig/raw/branch/main/nixhome/.gitignore.global.txt]]" 
-read -p "#>>> " IGNOREPATH
+echo "::*** Enter [path to .gitignore.global.txt] or [leave blank] for default [[https://git.faronear.org/npm/sysconfig/raw/branch/main/nixhome/.gitignore.global.txt]]" 
+read -p "***:: " IGNOREPATH
 if [ "$IGNOREPATH" ]
 then
   if [ -d "$IGNOREPATH" ]
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ else
 fi
 echo ""
 
-echo "#<<< Enter [y] to start updating, or [anything else] to quit"
-read -p "#>>> " YESNO
+echo "::*** Enter [y] to start updating, or [anything else] to quit"
+read -p "***:: " YESNO
 if [ "$YESNO" != 'y' ]
 then
   exit
diff --git a/git-ignore-merge-here.sh b/git-ignore-merge-here.sh
index 38acf64..23d5d20 100644
--- a/git-ignore-merge-here.sh
+++ b/git-ignore-merge-here.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-echo #<<< Merge remote [.gitignore.global.txt] and local [.gitignore.local.txt] to [.gitignore]
+echo ::*** Merge remote [.gitignore.global.txt] and local [.gitignore.local.txt] to [.gitignore]
 curl -sSL https://git.faronear.org/npm/sysconfig/raw/branch/main/nixhome/.gitignore.global.txt > .gitignore
 if [ -f .gitignore.local.txt ]; then cat .gitignore.local.txt >> .gitignore; fi;
 echo
diff --git a/git-pull-tree.bat b/git-pull-tree.bat
index e045d96..9ec37c3 100644
--- a/git-pull-tree.bat
+++ b/git-pull-tree.bat
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set ROOTPATH=
   set ROOTPATH=%1
 ) else (
   echo;
-  echo #<<< Enter [root path]> or [leave blank] for default to [[%CD%]]
+  echo ::*** Enter [root path]> or [leave blank] for default to [[%CD%]]
   set /p ROOTPATH=">>> "
   echo;
   if "" == "%ROOTPATH%" (
@@ -23,20 +23,20 @@ if not exist "%ROOTPATH%" (
 )
 
 pushd %ROOTPATH%
-echo #<<< Starting from [[%CD%]]
+echo ::*** Starting from [[%CD%]]
 echo;
 
 @ if "%2" == "hier" (
   @REM for /d %%d in (*) do ( pushd %%d & ( for /d %%d in (*) do ( if exist %%d/.git pushd %%d & echo ---  git pulling: %%d ... & git pull & popd ) ) & popd )
   for /d %%o in (*) do (
     @ if not "%%o" == ".vscode" (
-      echo #<<<===== entering [[%ROOTPATH%\%%o]]
+      echo ::******** entering [[%ROOTPATH%\%%o]]
       echo;
       pushd %%o
       for /d %%g in (*) do (
         if exist "%%g\.git" (
           pushd %%g
-          echo #<<<== git pulling [[%ROOTPATH%\%%o\%%g]]
+          echo ::***** git pulling [[%ROOTPATH%\%%o\%%g]]
           git pull --all
           echo;
           popd
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ echo;
     echo "%%r" | findstr "node_modules uni_modules .deploy_git .git .svn .vscode unpackage _webroot _logstore _datasotre _archive _filestore _ssl" >NUL || (
       if exist "%%r\.git" (
         pushd "%%r"
-        echo #<<<== git pulling [[%%r]]
+        echo ::***** git pulling [[%%r]]
         git pull --all
         echo;
         popd
diff --git a/git-pull-tree.sh b/git-pull-tree.sh
index 1d930ed..10e5364 100755
--- a/git-pull-tree.sh
+++ b/git-pull-tree.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ then
   ROOTPATH=$1
 else
   echo ""
-  echo "#<<< Enter [root path] or [leave blank] for default to [[`pwd`]]"
-  read -p "#>>> " ROOTPATH
+  echo "::*** Enter [root path] or [leave blank] for default to [[`pwd`]]"
+  read -p "***:: " ROOTPATH
   if [ "$ROOTPATH"]
   then
     ROOTPATH=`realpath $ROOTPATH`
@@ -23,8 +23,8 @@ else
 fi
 echo ""
 
-echo "#<<< Enter [y] to start updating, or [anything else] to quit"
-read -p "#>>> " YESNO
+echo "::*** Enter [y] to start updating, or [anything else] to quit"
+read -p "***:: " YESNO
 if [ "$YESNO" != 'y' ]
 then
   exit
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ then
   # for org in `ls -F | grep '/$' | grep -v '~'` ## 首先过滤出所有子目录，然后过滤出所有不含 ~ 的子目录。注意 for ??? in `ls ???` 是按照空行以及空格进行分割的，因此最后筛选出的目录名不能含有空格，否则就被分割成多个了。
   ls -F | grep '/$' | grep -v 'node_modules' | while read org ## 换用这种方法，可以成功过滤出含有空格的完整目录名
   do 
-    echo "#<<<===== entering [[$ROOTPATH/$org]]"
+    echo "::******** entering [[$ROOTPATH/$org]]"
     echo ""
     cd "$org";
     for repo in * ## for ??? in * 是分割成一个个目录名的，即使目录名含有空格
diff --git a/git-push-tree.bat b/git-push-tree.bat
index 50ec36c..a289573 100644
--- a/git-push-tree.bat
+++ b/git-push-tree.bat
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set ROOTPATH=
   set ROOTPATH=%1
 ) else (
   echo;
-  echo #<<< Enter [root path] or [leave blank] for default to [[%CD%]]
+  echo ::*** Enter [root path] or [leave blank] for default to [[%CD%]]
   set /p ROOTPATH=">>> "
   echo;
   if "" == "%ROOTPATH%" (
@@ -23,10 +23,10 @@ if not exist "%ROOTPATH%" (
 )
 
 pushd %ROOTPATH%
-echo #<<< Starting from [[%CD%]]
+echo ::*** Starting from [[%CD%]]
 echo;
 
-echo #<<< Enter [commit message] or [leave blank] for default to 'updated'
+echo ::*** Enter [commit message] or [leave blank] for default to 'updated'
 set /p COMMIT_MESSAGE=">>> "
 @ if "" == "%COMMIT_MESSAGE%" (
   set COMMIT_MESSAGE="updated"
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ echo;
   @REM for /d %%d in (*) do ( pushd %%d & ( for /d %%d in (*) do ( if exist %%d/.git pushd %%d & echo ---  git pulling: %%d ... & git pull & popd ) ) & popd )
   for /d %%o in (*) do (
     @ if not "%%o" == ".vscode" (
-      echo #<<<== entering [[%ROOTPATH%\%%o]]
+      echo ::***** entering [[%ROOTPATH%\%%o]]
       echo;
       pushd "%%o"
       for /d %%g in (*) do (
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ echo;
     echo "%%r" | findstr "node_modules uni_modules .deploy_git .git .svn .vscode unpackage _webroot _logstore _datasotre _archive _filestore _ssl" >NUL || (
       if exist "%%r\.git" (
         pushd "%%r"
-        echo #<<<== git commit and push [[%%r]]
+        echo ::***** git commit and push [[%%r]]
         git add . && git commit -m "%COMMIT_MESSAGE%" && git push
         echo;
         popd
diff --git a/git-push-tree.sh b/git-push-tree.sh
index fb72211..6cb061c 100755
--- a/git-push-tree.sh
+++ b/git-push-tree.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ then
   ROOTPATH=$1
 else
   echo ""
-  echo "#<<< Enter [root path] or [leave blank] for default to [[`pwd`]]"
-  read -p "#>>> " ROOTPATH
+  echo "::*** Enter [root path] or [leave blank] for default to [[`pwd`]]"
+  read -p "***:: " ROOTPATH
   if [ "$ROOTPATH"]
   then
     ROOTPATH=`realpath $ROOTPATH`
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ else
   echo "√√√ ROOTPATH = [[$ROOTPATH]]"
 fi
 
-echo "#<<< Enter [y] to start updating, or [anything else] to quit"
-read -p "#>>> " YESNO
+echo "::*** Enter [y] to start updating, or [anything else] to quit"
+read -p "***:: " YESNO
 if [ "$YESNO" != 'y' ]
 then
   exit
@@ -33,23 +33,23 @@ pushd $ROOTPATH
 echo "*** Starting from [[`pwd`]] ***"
 echo ""
 
-echo "#<<< Enter [commit message] or [leave blank] for default to 'updated'"
-read -p "#>>> " COMMIT_MESSAGE
+echo "::*** Enter [commit message] or [leave blank] for default to 'updated'"
+read -p "***:: " COMMIT_MESSAGE
 if [ ! "$COMMIT_MESSAGE" ]
 then
   COMMIT_MESSAGE="Update"
 fi
 echo ""
 
-echo "#<<< Enter [h] for hierarchical, [r] for recursive, [anything else] for listing"
-read -p "#>>> " ACTION_TYPE
+echo "::*** Enter [h] for hierarchical, [r] for recursive, [anything else] for listing"
+read -p "***:: " ACTION_TYPE
 
 if [ "$ACTION_TYPE" == 'h' ]
 then
   # for org in `ls -F | grep '/$' | grep -v '~'` ## 首先过滤出所有子目录，然后过滤出所有不含 ~ 的子目录。注意 for ??? in `ls ???` 是按照空行以及空格进行分割的，因此最后筛选出的目录名不能含有空格，否则就被分割成多个了。
   ls -F | grep '/$' | grep -v 'node_modules' | while read org ## 换用这种方法，可以成功过滤出含有空格的完整目录名
   do 
-    echo "#<<<===== entering [[$ROOTPATH/$org]]"
+    echo "::******** entering [[$ROOTPATH/$org]]"
     echo ""
     cd "$org";
     for repo in * ## for ??? in * 是分割成一个个目录名的，即使目录名含有空格
diff --git a/git-rename-branch.bat b/git-rename-branch.bat
index 6c30b95..6a8a388 100755
--- a/git-rename-branch.bat
+++ b/git-rename-branch.bat
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set ROOTPATH=
   set ROOTPATH=%1
 ) else (
   echo;
-  echo #<<< Enter [root path]> or [leave blank] for default to [[%CD%]]
+  echo ::*** Enter [root path]> or [leave blank] for default to [[%CD%]]
   set /p ROOTPATH=">>> "
   echo;
   if "" == "%ROOTPATH%" (
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if not exist %ROOTPATH% (
 )
 
 pushd %ROOTPATH%
-echo #<<< Current path = [[%CD%]]
+echo ::*** Current path = [[%CD%]]
 
 @REM for /d %%d in (*) do ( pushd %%d & ( for /d %%d in (*) do ( if exist %%d/.git pushd %%d & echo ---  git pulling: %%d ... & git pull & popd ) ) & popd )
 
diff --git a/git-rename-branch.sh b/git-rename-branch.sh
index 057227e..f1fdff1 100755
--- a/git-rename-branch.sh
+++ b/git-rename-branch.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ then
   ROOTPATH=$1
 else
   echo ""
-  echo "#<<< Enter [root path] or [leave blank] for default to [[`pwd`]]"
-  read -p "#>>> " ROOTPATH
+  echo "::*** Enter [root path] or [leave blank] for default to [[`pwd`]]"
+  read -p "***:: " ROOTPATH
   if [ "$ROOTPATH"]
   then
     ROOTPATH=`realpath $ROOTPATH`
@@ -22,8 +22,8 @@ else
   echo "√√√ ROOTPATH = [[$ROOTPATH]]"
 fi
 
-echo "#<<< Enter [y] to start updating, or [anything else] to quit"
-read -p "#>>> " YESNO
+echo "::*** Enter [y] to start updating, or [anything else] to quit"
+read -p "***:: " YESNO
 if [ "$YESNO" != 'y' ]
 then
   exit
@@ -36,7 +36,7 @@ echo ""
 # for org in `ls -F | grep '/$' | grep -v '~'` ## 首先过滤出所有子目录，然后过滤出所有不含 ~ 的子目录。注意 for ??? in `ls ???` 是按照空行以及空格进行分割的，因此最后筛选出的目录名不能含有空格，否则就被分割成多个了。
 ls -F | grep '/$' | grep -v '=' | while read org ## 换用这种方法，可以成功过滤出含有空格的完整目录名
 do 
-  echo "#<<<===== entering [[$ROOTPATH/$org]]"
+  echo "::******** entering [[$ROOTPATH/$org]]"
   echo ""
   cd "$org";
   for repo in * ## for ??? in * 是分割成一个个目录名的，即使目录名含有空格
diff --git a/git-repo-change-hook-path.sh b/git-repo-change-hook-path.sh
index 2e1b16e..05c0fb7 100755
--- a/git-repo-change-hook-path.sh
+++ b/git-repo-change-hook-path.sh
@@ -3,22 +3,22 @@
 echo "in [REPOROOT]/*/*/hooks/[pre-receive.d|post-receive.d|update.d]/gitea, path is hard-coded in full such as `/faronear/git/gitea/gitea hook --config=/faronear/git/gitea/custom/conf/app.ini`, you need to replace it if the path is changed."
 echo "[20230305] noticed that gitea 1.18.5 default is `/usr/local/bin/gitea hook --config=/data/gitea/conf/app.ini`"
 
-echo "#<<< Enter [old hook path string] or [leave blank] for default '/faronear/git/gitea/gitea':" 
-read -p "#>>> " OLDPATH
+echo "::*** Enter [old hook path string] or [leave blank] for default '/faronear/git/gitea/gitea':" 
+read -p "***:: " OLDPATH
 if [ ! "$OLDPATH"]
 then
   OLDPATH=/faronear/git/gitea/gitea
 fi
 
-echo "#<<< Enter [new hook path string] or [leave blank] for default '/usr/local/bin/gitea': "
-read -p "#>>> " NEWPATH
+echo "::*** Enter [new hook path string] or [leave blank] for default '/usr/local/bin/gitea': "
+read -p "***:: " NEWPATH
 if [ ! "$NEWPATH" ]
 then
   NEWPATH=/usr/local/bin/gitea
 fi
 
-echo "#<<< Enter [root path] of repositories, or [leave blank] for default [[]]`pwd`]] "
-read -p "#>>> " REPOROOT
+echo "::*** Enter [root path] of repositories, or [leave blank] for default [[]]`pwd`]] "
+read -p "***:: " REPOROOT
 if [ "$ROOTPATH"]
 then
   ROOTPATH=`realpath $ROOTPATH`
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ else
   ROOTPATH=`pwd`
 fi
 
-echo "#<<< Enter [y] to start updating, or [anything else] to quit"
-read -p "#>>> " YESNO
+echo "::*** Enter [y] to start updating, or [anything else] to quit"
+read -p "***:: " YESNO
 if [ "$YESNO" != 'y' ]
 then
   exit
diff --git a/gitea-run.sh b/gitea-run.sh
index 3d3cb1d..750f5f0 100755
--- a/gitea-run.sh
+++ b/gitea-run.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-echo '#>>>> Starting gitea ...'
+echo '::*** Starting gitea ...'
 cd /faronear/git/gitea
 pm2 start -x './gitea' --name gitea -- web
 
-echo '#>>>> Started gitea.'
+echo '::*** Started gitea.'
diff --git a/gogs-run.sh b/gogs-run.sh
index de1e7dd..8a675df 100755
--- a/gogs-run.sh
+++ b/gogs-run.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 # 服务化方案1: screen
-#echo '#>>> Starting gogs in screen ...'
+#echo '::*** Starting gogs in screen ...'
 #screen -dmS gogs
 #screen -S gogs -X stuff "/faronear/gogs/gogs web\n"
 
 # 服务化方案2: pm2
-echo '#>>>> Starting gogs in pm2 ...'
+echo '::*** Starting gogs in pm2 ...'
 cd /faronear/git/gogs # 如果在 /faronear/git 中运行 ./gogs/gogs，导致额外生成 /faronear/git/data 目录。
 # sudo it so that pm2 list shows it as root
 sudo pm2 start -x './gogs' --name git.gogs -- web
 cd /faronear/git
 
-echo '#>>>> Started gogs.'
+echo '::*** Started gogs.'
diff --git a/ipfs-install.sh b/ipfs-install.sh
index 05c880f..9f62e52 100755
--- a/ipfs-install.sh
+++ b/ipfs-install.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ if [ $1 ]
 then
   VERSION=$1
 else
-  echo "#<<< Enter kubo [version number] or [leave blank] for default $defaultVERSION" 
-  read -p "#>>> " VERSION
+  echo "::*** Enter kubo [version number] or [leave blank] for default $defaultVERSION" 
+  read -p "***:: " VERSION
   if [ ! $VERSION ]
   then
     VERSION=$defaultVERSION
diff --git a/mac-brew-apps.sh b/mac-brew-apps.sh
index b355f0f..da768d2 100644
--- a/mac-brew-apps.sh
+++ b/mac-brew-apps.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
-echo "#<<< Install formulaes and casks, enter [y] for Yes, [anything else] for No:"
+echo "::*** Install formulaes and casks, enter [y] for Yes, [anything else] for No:"
 echo
 
 formulaeList=(cloudflared jq openssl pandoc rclone readline speedtest-cli hudochenkov/sshpass/sshpass v2ray v2raya/v2raya/v2raya yt-dlp)
 for APP in "${formulaeList[@]}"
 do
   echo "--- brew install $APP"
-  read -p "#>>> " YN
+  read -p "***:: " YN
   if [ "$YN" = 'y' ]
   then
     brew install $APP
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ caskList=(appcleaner avidemux baidunetdisk cloudflare-warp cursor discord douyin
 for APP in "${caskList[@]}"
 do
   echo "--- brew install $APP --cask"
-  read -p "#>>> " YN
+  read -p "***:: " YN
   if [ "$YN" = 'y' ]
   then
     brew install $APP
diff --git a/mac-brew-mirror.sh b/mac-brew-mirror.sh
index 47a0764..cb3cc7c 100644
--- a/mac-brew-mirror.sh
+++ b/mac-brew-mirror.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
-echo #<<< Enter [g] to reset git source to github, [a] to 阿里云, [z] to 中科大, [q] to 清华, [anything else] to quit:
-read -p '#>>> ' TARGET
+echo ::*** Enter [g] to reset git source to github, [a] to 阿里云, [z] to 中科大, [q] to 清华, [anything else] to quit:
+read -p '***:: ' TARGET
 
 if [ "$TARGET" = 'g' ]
 then
diff --git a/mac-resize-launchpad.sh b/mac-resize-launchpad.sh
index 2d366e1..99b848b 100644
--- a/mac-resize-launchpad.sh
+++ b/mac-resize-launchpad.sh
@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
-echo "#<<< Enter [row number] (7 for MBA, 9 for iMac) or [leave blank] for default to 9"
-read -p "#>>> " ROWS
+echo "::*** Enter [row number] (7 for MBA, 9 for iMac) or [leave blank] for default to 9"
+read -p "***:: " ROWS
 if [ "$ROWS" = "" ]
 then
   ROWS=9
 fi
 defaults write com.apple.dock springboard-rows -int $ROWS
 
-echo "#<<< Enter [column number] (10 for MBA, 15 for iMac) or [leave blank] for default to 15"
-read -p "#>>> " COLS
+echo "::*** Enter [column number] (10 for MBA, 15 for iMac) or [leave blank] for default to 15"
+read -p "***:: " COLS
 if [ "$COLS" = "" ]
 then
   COLS=15
diff --git a/nixhome-config.sh b/nixhome-config.sh
index 506f74f..237fa79 100755
--- a/nixhome-config.sh
+++ b/nixhome-config.sh
@@ -1,22 +1,19 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-if [ -d "$1" ]
-then
+if [ -d "$1" ]; then
   NIXHOME=$1
-else if [ -d "`pwd`/nixhome" ]
-then
-  NIXHOME=`pwd`/nixhome
+elif [ -d "$(pwd)/nixhome" ]; then
+  NIXHOME=$(pwd)/nixhome
 else
   echo ""
-  echo "#<<< Enter [root path] or [leave blank] for default to [[`pwd`]]"
-  read -p "#>>> " NIXHOME
-  if [ ! "$NIXHOME" ]
-  then
-    NIXHOME=`pwd`
+  echo "::*** Enter [root path] or [leave blank] for default to [[$(pwd)]]"
+  read -p "***:: " NIXHOME
+  if [ -z "$NIXHOME" ]; then
+    NIXHOME=$(pwd)
   fi
 fi
-if [ ! -e "$NIXHOME/.bashrc" ]
-then 
+
+if [ ! -e "$NIXHOME/.bashrc" ]; then 
   echo "××× [[$NIXHOME/.bashrc]] not exist! Exit now. ***"
   exit
 else
@@ -25,60 +22,48 @@ fi
 echo ""
 
 # $2 应当为用户名
-if [ "$2" == 'root' ]
-then
+if [ "$2" == 'root' ]; then
   HomePath=/root
   TheUser=root
-elif [ "$2" ]
-then
+elif [ "$2" ]; then
   HomePath=/home/$2
   TheUser=$2
 else
   # 可能是 root 或其他
   HomePath=~
-  TheUser=`whoami`
+  TheUser=$(whoami)
 fi
 
-if [ -d "$HomePath" ]
-then
+if [ -d "$HomePath" ]; then
 
-  pushd $HomePath
+  pushd "$HomePath"
   
   homescriptlist=".emacs .emacs.lisp .bashrc .bash_profile .gitignore.global.txt"
   echo
-  echo "#<<< Copy or link scripts? [l] to link, [c] to copy, [g] to git import, [anything else] to omit:"
-  read -p "#>>> " CopyOrLinkScripts
-  if [ "$CopyOrLinkScripts" == 'l' ]
-  then
-    for homescript in $homescriptlist
-    do
-      if [ -e "$homescript" ] || [ -L "$homescript" ]
-      then
-        mv $homescript $homescript.backup-$(date -u +%Y%m%dT%H%M%Sutc)
+  echo "::*** Copy or link scripts? [l] to link, [c] to copy, [g] to git import, [anything else] to omit:"
+  read -p "***:: " CopyOrLinkScripts
+  if [ "$CopyOrLinkScripts" == 'l' ]; then
+    for homescript in $homescriptlist; do
+      if [ -e "$homescript" ] || [ -L "$homescript" ]; then
+        mv "$homescript" "$homescript.backup-$(date -u +%Y%m%dT%H%M%Sutc)"
       fi
       echo "--- Linking [[$NIXHOME/$homescript]] to [[$HomePath/$homescript]] ..."
-      ln -s $NIXHOME/$homescript ./
+      ln -s "$NIXHOME/$homescript" ./
     done
-  elif [ "$CopyOrLinkScripts" == 'c' ]
-  then
-    for homescript in $homescriptlist
-    do
-      if [ -e "$homescript" ] || [ -L "$homescript" ]
-      then
-        mv $homescript $homescript.backup-$(date -u +%Y%m%dT%H%M%Sutc)
+  elif [ "$CopyOrLinkScripts" == 'c' ]; then
+    for homescript in $homescriptlist; do
+      if [ -e "$homescript" ] || [ -L "$homescript" ]; then
+        mv "$homescript" "$homescript.backup-$(date -u +%Y%m%dT%H%M%Sutc)"
       fi
       echo "--- Copying [[$NIXHOME/$homescript]] to [[$HomePath/$homescript]] ..."
-      cp -r $NIXHOME/$homescript ./
+      cp -r "$NIXHOME/$homescript" ./
     done
-  elif [ "$CopyOrLinkScripts" == 'g' ]
-  then
-    for homescript in $homescriptlist
-    do
-      if [ -e "$homescript" ] || [ -L "$homescript" ]
-      then
-        mv $homescript $homescript.backup-$(date -u +%Y%m%dT%H%M%Sutc)
+  elif [ "$CopyOrLinkScripts" == 'g' ]; then
+    for homescript in $homescriptlist; do
+      if [ -e "$homescript" ] || [ -L "$homescript" ]; then
+        mv "$homescript" "$homescript.backup-$(date -u +%Y%m%dT%H%M%Sutc)"
       fi
-      curl -sSLO https://git.faronear.org/npm/sysconfig/raw/branch/main/nixhome/$homescript
+      curl -sSLO "https://git.faronear.org/npm/sysconfig/raw/branch/main/nixhome/$homescript"
     done
   else
     echo '--- Home scripts not changed.'
@@ -86,37 +71,31 @@ then
 
   echo
 
-  if [ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]
-  then
+  if [ "$(uname)" == "Darwin" ]; then
     echo '--- No need to configure ./ssh/authorized_keys on Mac OS X. Exit now.'
-  elif [ "$TheUser" != 'root' ]  # 仅允许 non-root 用户进行远程密钥登录
-  then
+  elif [ "$TheUser" != 'root' ]; then
 
-    mkdir -p $HomePath/.ssh
-    chmod 700 $HomePath/.ssh
-    if [ "$2" ]
-    then
+    mkdir -p "$HomePath/.ssh"
+    chmod 700 "$HomePath/.ssh"
+    if [ "$2" ]; then
       # 由 root 指定新用户而创建的配置文件的 owner 是 root，而不是新用户，导致新用户无法读取该文件而密钥登录失败，因此要重设 owner。
-      chown $TheUser:$TheUser $HomePath/.ssh
+      chown "$TheUser:$TheUser" "$HomePath/.ssh"
     fi
-    if [ -f "$HomePath/.ssh/authorized_keys" ] || [ -L "$HomePath/.ssh/authorized_keys" ]
-    then
-      mv $HomePath/.ssh/authorized_keys $HomePath/.ssh/authorized_keys.backup-$(date -u +%Y%m%dT%H%M%Sutc)
+    if [ -f "$HomePath/.ssh/authorized_keys" ] || [ -L "$HomePath/.ssh/authorized_keys" ]; then
+      mv "$HomePath/.ssh/authorized_keys" "$HomePath/.ssh/authorized_keys.backup-$(date -u +%Y%m%dT%H%M%Sutc)"
     fi
 
-    echo "#<<< Append or link or omit [[$HomePath/.ssh/authorized_keys]] to config ssh server? [a] for append, [l] for link, [anything else] for omit:"
-    read -p "#>>> " CopyOrLinkOrOmitAuthorizedKeys
+    echo "::*** Append or link or omit [[$HomePath/.ssh/authorized_keys]] to config ssh server? [a] for append, [l] for link, [anything else] for omit:"
+    read -p "***:: " CopyOrLinkOrOmitAuthorizedKeys
 
-    if [ "$CopyOrLinkOrOmitAuthorizedKeys" = 'l' ]
-    then
+    if [ "$CopyOrLinkOrOmitAuthorizedKeys" = 'l' ]; then
       echo "--- Linking [[$NIXHOME/authorized_keys]] to [[$HomePath/.ssh/authorized_keys]] ..."
-      ln -s $NIXHOME/.ssh/authorized_keys $HomePath/.ssh/authorized_keys
-      sudo chmod 644 $HomePath/.ssh/authorized_keys # 确保其他用户能读取 nixhome/.ssh/authorized_keys
-    elif [ "$CopyOrLinkOrOmitAuthorizedKeys" = 'a' ]
-    then
+      ln -s "$NIXHOME/.ssh/authorized_keys" "$HomePath/.ssh/authorized_keys"
+      sudo chmod 644 "$HomePath/.ssh/authorized_keys" # 确保其他用户能读取 nixhome/.ssh/authorized_keys
+    elif [ "$CopyOrLinkOrOmitAuthorizedKeys" = 'a' ]; then
       echo "--- Copying [[$NIXHOME/authorized_keys]] to [[$HomePath/.ssh/authorized_keys]] ..."
-      cat $NIXHOME/.ssh/authorized_keys >> $HomePath/.ssh/authorized_keys
-      chmod 600 $HomePath/.ssh/authorized_keys
+      cat "$NIXHOME/.ssh/authorized_keys" >> "$HomePath/.ssh/authorized_keys"
+      chmod 600 "$HomePath/.ssh/authorized_keys"
     fi
     echo
 
diff --git a/nodejs-install.sh b/nodejs-install.sh
index bc2c662..80029ce 100755
--- a/nodejs-install.sh
+++ b/nodejs-install.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ if [ $1 ]
 then
   VERSION=$1
 else
-  echo "#<<< Enter [nodejs version] or [leave blank] for default $defaultVERSION, enter [tools] to install C++ build tools" 
-  read -p "#>>> " VERSION
+  echo "::*** Enter [nodejs version] or [leave blank] for default $defaultVERSION, enter [tools] to install C++ build tools" 
+  read -p "***:: " VERSION
   if [ ! $VERSION ]
   then
     VERSION=$defaultVERSION
diff --git a/npm-boot-tree.bat b/npm-boot-tree.bat
index d528a6e..3485187 100644
--- a/npm-boot-tree.bat
+++ b/npm-boot-tree.bat
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set ROOTPATH=
   set ROOTPATH=%1
 ) else (
   echo;
-  echo #<<< Enter [root path] or [leave blank] for default to [[%CD%]]
+  echo ::*** Enter [root path] or [leave blank] for default to [[%CD%]]
   set /p ROOTPATH=">>> "
   echo;
   if "" == "%ROOTPATH%" (
@@ -23,21 +23,21 @@ if not exist "%ROOTPATH%" (
 )
 
 pushd %ROOTPATH%
-echo #<<< Starting from [[%CD%]]
+echo ::*** Starting from [[%CD%]]
 echo;
 
 @ if "%2" == "hier" (
   @REM for /d %%d in (*) do ( pushd %%d & ( for /d %%d in (*) do if exist %%d/package.json ( pushd %%d & echo --- npm booting: %%d ... & npm run boot & popd ) ) & popd )
   for /d %%o in (*) do (
     @ if not "%%o" == ".vscode" (
-      echo #<<<===== entering [[%ROOTPATH%\%%o]]
+      echo ::******** entering [[%ROOTPATH%\%%o]]
       echo;
       pushd %%o 
       for /d %%g in (*) do (
         @ if exist "%%g\package.json" (
           findstr "\"boot\"" %%g\package.json >NUL && (
             pushd %%g 
-            echo #<<<== npm booting [[%ROOTPATH%\%%o\%%g]]
+            echo ::***** npm booting [[%ROOTPATH%\%%o\%%g]]
             npm run boot
             echo;
             popd
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ echo;
       if exist "%%r\package.json" (
         findstr "\"boot\"" "%%r\package.json" >NUL && (
           pushd %%r
-          echo #<<<== npm booting [[%ROOTPATH%\%%r]]
+          echo ::***** npm booting [[%ROOTPATH%\%%r]]
           npm run boot
           echo;
           popd
diff --git a/npm-boot-tree.sh b/npm-boot-tree.sh
index 0fc4a65..ff876b3 100755
--- a/npm-boot-tree.sh
+++ b/npm-boot-tree.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ then
   ROOTPATH=$1
 else
   echo ""
-  echo "#<<< Enter [root path] or [leave blank] for default to [[`pwd`]]"
-  read -p "#>>> " ROOTPATH
+  echo "::*** Enter [root path] or [leave blank] for default to [[`pwd`]]"
+  read -p "***:: " ROOTPATH
   if [ ! "$ROOTPATH" ]
   then
     ROOTPATH=`pwd`
@@ -30,17 +30,17 @@ then
   # for org in `ls -F | grep '/$' | grep -v '~'` ## 首先过滤出所有子目录，然后过滤出所有不含 ~ 的子目录。注意 for ??? in `ls ???` 是按照空行以及空格进行分割的，因此最后筛选出的目录名不能含有空格，否则就被分割成多个了。
   ls -F | grep '/$' | grep -v '=' | while read org ## 换用这种方法，可以成功过滤出含有空格的完整目录名
   do 
-    echo "#<<<===== entering [[$ROOTPATH/$org]]"
+    echo "::******** entering [[$ROOTPATH/$org]]"
     echo ""
     cd "$org";
     for repo in * ## for ??? in * 是分割成一个个目录名的，即使目录名含有空格
     do
       if ( [ -f "$repo/package.json" ] && grep -q '"boot"' "$repo/package.json" )
       then
-        echo "<<<< npm booting: [[$org/$repo]] <<<<"
+        echo "::*** npm booting: [[$org/$repo]]"
         cd "$repo"
         npm run boot
-        echo "#>>>> npm booted: [[$org/$repo]] #>>>>"
+        echo "***:: npm booted: [[$org/$repo]]"
         echo ""
         cd ..
       fi
diff --git a/npm-clear-tree.bat b/npm-clear-tree.bat
index 10beb21..73d5bba 100644
--- a/npm-clear-tree.bat
+++ b/npm-clear-tree.bat
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set ROOTPATH=
   set ROOTPATH=%1
 ) else (
   echo;
-  echo #<<< Enter [root path] or [leave blank] for default to [[%CD%]]
+  echo ::*** Enter [root path] or [leave blank] for default to [[%CD%]]
   set /p ROOTPATH=">>> "
   echo;
   if "" == "%ROOTPATH%" (
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ if not exist "%ROOTPATH%" (
 )
 
 pushd %ROOTPATH%
-echo #<<< Starting from [[%CD%]]
+echo ::*** Starting from [[%CD%]]
 echo;
 
 for /d /r %%r in (*) do (
diff --git a/npm-registry.sh b/npm-registry.sh
index f11c113..d825e5b 100644
--- a/npm-registry.sh
+++ b/npm-registry.sh
@@ -9,10 +9,10 @@ echo   nrm ls
 echo   nrm current
 echo
 
-echo "#<<< npm config get registry ==> $(npm config get registry)"
+echo "::*** npm config get registry ==> $(npm config get registry)"
 echo
-echo "#<<< npm config set registry \n [c] China, \n [w] World, [anything else] to quit"
-read -p "#>>> " TARGET
+echo "::*** npm config set registry \n [c] China, \n [w] World, [anything else] to quit"
+read -p "***:: " TARGET
 if [ "$TARGET" = 'c' ]
 then
   npm config set registry https://registry.npmmirror.com
@@ -21,4 +21,4 @@ then
   npm config set registry https://registry.npmjs.org
 fi
 echo
-echo "#<<< npm config get registry ==> $(npm config get registry)"
\ No newline at end of file
+echo "::*** npm config get registry ==> $(npm config get registry)"
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/portscan.bat b/portscan.bat
index 3c34667..1b1b665 100644
--- a/portscan.bat
+++ b/portscan.bat
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 @ if not "" == "%1" (
   set PORT=%1
 ) else (
-  echo #<<< Enter [port] to scan:
+  echo ::*** Enter [port] to scan:
   set /p PORT=">>> "
   echo;
 )
diff --git a/portscan.sh b/portscan.sh
index 98d4459..54b3f0e 100755
--- a/portscan.sh
+++ b/portscan.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ if [ "$1" ]
 then
   PORT=$1
 else
-  echo "#<<< 需要查看的端口号:"
-  read -p "#>>> " PORT
+  echo "::*** 需要查看的端口号:"
+  read -p "***:: " PORT
 fi
 
 if [ "$(uname)" = "Darwin" ]
diff --git a/proxy.bat b/proxy.bat
index f2b1f23..609a7de 100644
--- a/proxy.bat
+++ b/proxy.bat
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 @REM 在 powershell 里，只要 ssr 打开全局模式，不需要设置 proxy 就可以。
 @REM 在 cmd 里，需要设置 proxy 才可以。
 
-echo #<<< Enter [s] to start, [t] to terminate or [anything else] for no change
+echo ::*** Enter [s] to start, [t] to terminate or [anything else] for no change
 set /p TODOMODE=">>> "
 echo;
 if "s" == "%TODOMODE%" (
diff --git a/proxy.sh b/proxy.sh
index e4b574e..bf579fd 100755
--- a/proxy.sh
+++ b/proxy.sh
@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-echo "#<<< Please run with 'source proxy.sh', otherwise it has no effect on the current shell"
+echo "::*** Please run with 'source proxy.sh', otherwise it has no effect on the current shell"
 
 if [ -n "$1" ]; then
   proxySwitch="$1"
 else
-  echo "#<<< 开启或关闭网络代理？ [s/1] for start, [t/0] for terminate, [anything else] for no change."
-  read -p "#>>> " proxySwitch
+  echo "::*** 开启或关闭网络代理？ [s/1] for start, [t/0] for terminate, [anything else] for no change."
+  read -p "***:: " proxySwitch
 fi
 
 # to reset port to empty, otherwise the second run of this script will not ask for port.
@@ -14,10 +14,10 @@ PORT=
 PORTDEFAULT=20170
 # function proxy() {
   if [ "$proxySwitch" == "s" ] || [ "$proxySwitch" == "1" ]; then
-    echo "#<<< Proxy server running on [port number] or [leave blank] for default $PORTDEFAULT (20170 for v2ray2, or 7897 for clash verge)"
+    echo "::*** Proxy server running on [port number] or [leave blank] for default $PORTDEFAULT (20170 for v2ray2, or 7897 for clash verge)"
     while [ ! "$PORT" ]
     do
-      read -p "#>>> " PORT
+      read -p "***:: " PORT
       if [ ! "$PORT" ]
       then
         PORT=$PORTDEFAULT
diff --git a/rclone-starter.sh b/rclone-starter.sh
index d4f56f0..dabfa88 100644
--- a/rclone-starter.sh
+++ b/rclone-starter.sh
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-echo "#<<< rclone [i] to install, [s] to sync, [c] to copy, [w] to web gui, [else] to quit" 
-read -p "#>>> " ACTION_TYPE
+echo "::*** rclone [i] to install, [s] to sync, [c] to copy, [w] to web gui, [else] to quit" 
+read -p "***:: " ACTION_TYPE
 if [ "$ACTION_TYPE" = 'i' ]
 then
   sudo -v ; curl https://rclone.org/install.sh | sudo bash
@@ -16,30 +16,30 @@ then
   fi
   
   echo
-  echo "#<<< from source (default ./)"; read -p "#>>> " SOURCE_PATH; if [ ! "$SOURCE_PATH" ]; then SOURCE_PATH="./"; fi
+  echo "::*** from source (default ./)"; read -p "***:: " SOURCE_PATH; if [ ! "$SOURCE_PATH" ]; then SOURCE_PATH="./"; fi
   
   echo
   while [ ! "$TARGET_PATH" ]
   do
-    echo "#<<< to target [remote:path]"
-    read -p "#>>> " TARGET_PATH
+    echo "::*** to target [remote:path]"
+    read -p "***:: " TARGET_PATH
   done
 
-  #  read -p "rclone $RC_CMD  with max-age #>>> " MAX_AGE ## 发现用了 max-age 并没有提升速度，反而略有下降，即使对大量现有文件和少量更新文件
+  #  read -p "rclone $RC_CMD  with max-age ***:: " MAX_AGE ## 发现用了 max-age 并没有提升速度，反而略有下降，即使对大量现有文件和少量更新文件
 
   echo
   echo "excluding files and folders (folders must end with /)"
-  read -p "#>>> " EXCLUDING;
+  read -p "***:: " EXCLUDING;
   
   echo 
   echo "with [number] files in parallel, default 4"
-  read -p "#>>> " TRANSFERS;
+  read -p "***:: " TRANSFERS;
   if [ ! "$TRANSFERS" ]; then TRANSFERS=4; fi
 
 
   echo
   echo "with [number] threads simultaneously, default 4"; 
-  read -p "#>>> " THREADS;
+  read -p "***:: " THREADS;
   if [ ! "$THREADS" ]; then THREADS=4; fi
 
   FULL_CMD="rclone $RC_CMD $SOURCE_PATH $TARGET_PATH -P -L --transfers=$TRANSFERS --multi-thread-streams=$THREADS --create-empty-src-dirs --exclude=._* --exclude=.DS_Store --exclude={node_modules/,.deploy_git/,unpackage/,$EXCLUDING}"
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ then
   echo "*****************************"
   echo
   echo "Starting? [y] for yes, [anything else] for quit"
-  read -p "#>>> " YES_OR_NOT
+  read -p "***:: " YES_OR_NOT
   echo
   if [ "$YES_OR_NOT" = 'y' ]
   then
diff --git a/rename-host.sh b/rename-host.sh
index b2c98d0..153b8bd 100755
--- a/rename-host.sh
+++ b/rename-host.sh
@@ -2,8 +2,8 @@ if [ $1 ]
 then
   NewHostname=$1
 else
-  echo "#<<< Set [new hostname] or [leave blank] for no change"
-  read -p "#>>> " NewHostname
+  echo "::*** Set [new hostname] or [leave blank] for no change"
+  read -p "***:: " NewHostname
 fi
 
 if [ $NewHostname ]
@@ -11,6 +11,6 @@ then
   hostnamectl set-hostname $NewHostname
   sed -i "s|\b$`hostname`\b|$NewHostname|g" /etc/hosts # echo "127.0.0.1 $NewHostname" >> /etc/hosts
 else
-  echo 'Nothing changed #>>>'
+  echo 'Nothing changed'
 fi
 echo
diff --git a/scp-pubkey-to-remote.bat b/scp-pubkey-to-remote.bat
index ca16c2f..ab845ca 100644
--- a/scp-pubkey-to-remote.bat
+++ b/scp-pubkey-to-remote.bat
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 @echo off 
 
-echo #<<< Append ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub to remote server
+echo ::*** Append ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub to remote server
 
 @ if not "%1" == "" (
   set REMOTEHOST=%1
diff --git a/scp-pubkey-to-remote.sh b/scp-pubkey-to-remote.sh
index 7f2640b..2c49024 100755
--- a/scp-pubkey-to-remote.sh
+++ b/scp-pubkey-to-remote.sh
@@ -6,8 +6,8 @@ if [ $1 ]
 then
   REMOTEHOST=$1
 else
-  echo "#<<< Enter << user@remotehost >> to connect to:"
-  read -p "#>>> " REMOTEHOST
+  echo "::*** Enter << user@remotehost >> to connect to:"
+  read -p "***:: " REMOTEHOST
 fi
 
 scp ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub $REMOTEHOST:~/tmp.pub
diff --git a/seafile-cli-install.sh b/seafile-cli-install.sh
index 310c898..b5ef989 100755
--- a/seafile-cli-install.sh
+++ b/seafile-cli-install.sh
@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ sudo apt update
 sudo apt install -y seafile-cli
 
 echo "To initialze the client, create a settings folder at [settings path] or [leave blank] for default '~/seafile-client'"
-read -p "#>>> " SETTINGS_FOLDER
+read -p "***:: " SETTINGS_FOLDER
 if [ ! $SETTINGS_FOLDER ]
 then
   SETTINGS_FOLDER = ~/seafile-client
diff --git a/seafile-ignore-find2merge.bat b/seafile-ignore-find2merge.bat
index 74a483b..335acfc 100644
--- a/seafile-ignore-find2merge.bat
+++ b/seafile-ignore-find2merge.bat
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@ set ROOTPATH=
   set ROOTPATH=%1
 ) else (
   echo;
-  echo #<<< Enter [root path] or [leave blank] for default [[%CD%]] to start tree search for seafile-ignore.txt files
+  echo ::*** Enter [root path] or [leave blank] for default [[%CD%]] to start tree search for seafile-ignore.txt files
   set /p ROOTPATH=">>> "
   echo;
   if "" == "%ROOTPATH%" (
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ if not exist "%ROOTPATH%" (
   echo √√√ ROOTPATH = [[%ROOTPATH%]]
 )
 
-echo #<<< Enter [path to seafile-ignore.global.txt] or [leave blank] for default [[https://git.faronear.org/npm/sysconfig/raw/branch/main/nixhome/seafile-ignore.global.txt]]
+echo ::*** Enter [path to seafile-ignore.global.txt] or [leave blank] for default [[https://git.faronear.org/npm/sysconfig/raw/branch/main/nixhome/seafile-ignore.global.txt]]
 set /p IGNOREPATH=">>> "
 echo;
 if "" == "%IGNOREPATH%" (
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ if "" == "%IGNOREPATH%" (
 )
 
 pushd %ROOTPATH%
-echo #<<< Starting from [[%CD%]]
+echo ::*** Starting from [[%CD%]]
 echo;
 
 for /d /r %%r in (*) do (
diff --git a/seafile-ignore-find2merge.sh b/seafile-ignore-find2merge.sh
index 4a2df37..da3b22b 100644
--- a/seafile-ignore-find2merge.sh
+++ b/seafile-ignore-find2merge.sh
@@ -8,8 +8,8 @@ if [ -d "$1" ]
 then
   ROOTPATH=$1
 else
-  echo "#<<< Enter [root path] or [leave blank] for default [[`pwd`]] to start tree search for seafile-ignore.txt files"
-  read -p "#>>> " ROOTPATH
+  echo "::*** Enter [root path] or [leave blank] for default [[`pwd`]] to start tree search for seafile-ignore.txt files"
+  read -p "***:: " ROOTPATH
   if [ "$ROOTPATH" ]
   then
     ROOTPATH=$(realpath $ROOTPATH)
@@ -26,8 +26,8 @@ else
 fi
 echo ""
 
-echo "#<<< Enter [path to seafile-ignore.global.txt] or [leave blank] for default [[https://git.faronear.org/npm/sysconfig/raw/branch/main/nixhome/seafile-ignore.global.txt]]"
-read -p "#>>> " IGNOREPATH
+echo "::*** Enter [path to seafile-ignore.global.txt] or [leave blank] for default [[https://git.faronear.org/npm/sysconfig/raw/branch/main/nixhome/seafile-ignore.global.txt]]"
+read -p "***:: " IGNOREPATH
 if [ "$IGNOREPATH" ]
 then
   if [ -d "$IGNOREPATH" ]
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@ else
 fi
 echo ""
 
-echo "#<<< Enter [y] to start updating, or [anything else] to quit"
-read -p "#>>> " YESNO
+echo "::*** Enter [y] to start updating, or [anything else] to quit"
+read -p "***:: " YESNO
 if [ "$YESNO" != 'y' ]
 then
   exit
diff --git a/seafile-ignore-merge-here.sh b/seafile-ignore-merge-here.sh
index 46242aa..ac22da7 100644
--- a/seafile-ignore-merge-here.sh
+++ b/seafile-ignore-merge-here.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
-echo #<<< Merge remote [seafile-ignore.global.txt] and local [seafile-ignore.local.txt] to [seafile-ignore.txt]
+echo ::*** Merge remote [seafile-ignore.global.txt] and local [seafile-ignore.local.txt] to [seafile-ignore.txt]
 curl -sSL https://git.faronear.org/npm/sysconfig/raw/branch/main/nixhome/seafile-ignore.global.txt > seafile-ignore.txt
 if [ -f seafile-ignore.local.txt ]; then cat seafile-ignore.local.txt >> seafile-ignore.txt; fi
 echo
diff --git a/ssh.sh b/ssh.sh
index 0fdfabd..c670b53 100644
--- a/ssh.sh
+++ b/ssh.sh
@@ -36,12 +36,14 @@ if [ "$1" -ge 0 ] 2>/dev/null && [ "$1" -le ${#hosts[@]} ] 2>/dev/null
 then
   selected_index=$1-1
 else
-  echo "Select a target to connect via SSH:"
+  echo "Select a target to connect via SSH, or press 0 to exit:"
   select target in "${labels[@]}"
   do
     if [[ -n "$target" ]]; then
       selected_index=$REPLY-1
       break
+    elif [ "$REPLY" = '0' ]; then
+      exit 0
     else
       echo "Invalid selection. Try again."
     fi
@@ -61,13 +63,18 @@ then
   port=22
 fi
 
-if [ "$password" != "" ] & [ "$(which sshpass)" != "" ]
+echo "::*** Coonecting to ${label}"
+if [ "$password" != "null" ]
 then
-  echo "#<<< Coonecting to ${label} with password"
-  echo "#>>> ssh -X -p $port $username@$host"
-  sshpass -p $password ssh -X -p $port "$username@$host" $2
+  if [ "$(which sshpass)" ]
+  then
+    echo "::*** sshpass -p $password -X -p $port $username@$host"
+    sshpass -p $password ssh -X -p $port "$username@$host" $2
+  else
+    echo "::*** ssh -X -p $port $username@$host"
+    ssh -X -p $port "$username@$host" $2
+  fi
 else
-  echo "#<<< Coonecting to ${label} with private key"
-  echo "#>>> ssh -X -p $port $username@$host"
+  echo "::*** ssh -X -p $port $username@$host"
   ssh -X -p $port "$username@$host" $2
 fi
\ No newline at end of file
diff --git a/uniapp-cli.sh b/uniapp-cli.sh
index 8940ead..1696297 100755
--- a/uniapp-cli.sh
+++ b/uniapp-cli.sh
@@ -1,11 +1,11 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 
-echo #<<< 把 HBuilder 创建的 uniapp 应用转换成 vue-cli 应用的脚手架。
-echo #<<< More info at https://uniapp.dcloud.net.cn/quickstart-cli.html
+echo ::*** 把 HBuilder 创建的 uniapp 应用转换成 vue-cli 应用的脚手架。
+echo ::*** More info at https://uniapp.dcloud.net.cn/quickstart-cli.html
 
-echo #<<< CLI project name? 
-read -p '##>>> ' PROJECT
+echo ::*** CLI project name? 
+read -p '#***:: ' PROJECT
 
 if [ $PROJECT ]
 then
@@ -13,14 +13,14 @@ then
   vue create -p dcloudio/uni-preset-vue $PROJECT
   cd $PROJECT
   mv src src-old
-  echo #<<< Originial Repository URL?
-  read -p '#>>> ' $url
+  echo ::*** Originial Repository URL?
+  read -p '***:: ' $url
   echo 
-  echo #<<< 下载一个 HBuilderX 创建的项目下载存为 src 目录:
+  echo ::*** 下载一个 HBuilderX 创建的项目下载存为 src 目录:
   echo
   git clone $url src
   echo
-  echo #<<< 进入 src 安装依赖库
+  echo ::*** 进入 src 安装依赖库
   cd src
   npm run boot
   cd ..