diff --git a/netpfga/do-all-steps.sh b/netpfga/do-all-steps.sh
index cfd1992..7c65880 100755
--- a/netpfga/do-all-steps.sh
+++ b/netpfga/do-all-steps.sh
@@ -8,9 +8,11 @@ read something
 
 # Step 1..3: create code
 # Step 4:
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 cd $P4_PROJECT_DIR && make
 
 # Step 5
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 cd $P4_PROJECT_DIR/nf_sume_sdnet_ip/SimpleSumeSwitch && ./vivado_sim.bash 2>&1 | tee LOG
 
 expected_line=$(grep ^expected LOG | sed -e 's/.*= <//' -e 's/.*= (//')
@@ -27,18 +29,23 @@ if [ "$expected_line" != "$actual_line" ]; then
 fi
 
 # Step 6: calls ${SUME_SDNET}/bin/gen_config_writes.py and generates SOMETHING
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 cd $P4_PROJECT_DIR && make config_writes
 
 # Step 7: copies directory SDNET_OUT_DIR to TARGET and copies other dirs
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 cd $P4_PROJECT_DIR && make uninstall_sdnet && make install_sdnet
 
 # Step 8: copies "config_writes.py" to the current dir - related to step 6
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 cd $NF_DESIGN_DIR/test/sim_switch_default && make
 
 # Step 9
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 cd $SUME_FOLDER && ./tools/scripts/nf_test.py sim --major switch --minor default
 
 # Step 10: long compile step
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 if [ "$something" = no ]; then
     :
 else
@@ -48,11 +55,13 @@ fi
 # Step 11: (nothing to be done)
 
 # Step 12:
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 cd $NF_DESIGN_DIR/bitfiles
 mv simple_sume_switch.bit ${P4_PROJECT_NAME}.bit
 cp $P4_PROJECT_DIR/testdata/config_writes.sh ./
 
 # Step 13:
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 cd $NF_DESIGN_DIR/bitfiles/
 # some scripts are, some scripts aren't executable...
 chmod u+x $(pwd -P)/program_switch.sh