diff --git a/script-meta-v2.json b/script-meta-v2.json
index bf3851f..8594690 100644
--- a/script-meta-v2.json
+++ b/script-meta-v2.json
@@ -153,12 +153,12 @@
   },
   "howto.ts": {
     "script_name": "howto.ts",
-    "script_length": 2121,
-    "script_sha256": "0c78b2ca3729ffb4fbe92c46f8bc15e62dd9224670db5cc0fe9efccf29759958",
+    "script_length": 2337,
+    "script_sha256": "778267bdb0d5005951090f8e3dc608da507343b06f4c1cc507b9ea797bed64ea",
     "script_full_url": "https://git.hatter.ink/hatter/ts-scripts/raw/branch/main/single-scripts/howto.ts",
     "single_script_file": true,
     "publish_time": 1775973075081,
-    "update_time": 1775980874679
+    "update_time": 1775981177228
   },
   "init-cheatsheet.ts": {
     "script_name": "init-cheatsheet.ts",
diff --git a/single-scripts/howto.ts b/single-scripts/howto.ts
index bd0ea0c..303c336 100755
--- a/single-scripts/howto.ts
+++ b/single-scripts/howto.ts
@@ -6,9 +6,10 @@ import {howto} from "https://script.hatter.ink/@1/deno-ai-mod.ts";
 
 async function main() {
     const flags = parseArgs(Deno.args, {
-        boolean: ["help"],
+        boolean: ["help", "no-exec"],
         alias: {
             h: "help",
+            N: "no-exec",
         },
     });
 
@@ -21,6 +22,7 @@ howto.ts 'MESSAGE'   - generate command line for MESSAGE
         exit(0);
     }
 
+    const noExec = flags["no-exec"];
     const message = (flags._)
         ? flags._.join(" ")
         : prompt("Input your message: ");
@@ -34,19 +36,24 @@ howto.ts 'MESSAGE'   - generate command line for MESSAGE
     );
     log.success(`AI howto command line message: \n${summary}`);
 
-    try {
-        const commandLine = extractCommand(summary);
-        console.log(
-            "Command line: ",
-            term.auto(`[green][[[${commandLine}]]][/]`),
-        );
+    if (!noExec) {
+        try {
+            const commandLine = extractCommand(summary);
+            console.log(
+                "Found command line: ",
+                term.auto(`[green][[[${commandLine}]]][/]`),
+            );
 
-        if (confirm("Execute this command?")) {
-            const status = await execCommandShell("sh", ["-c", commandLine]);
-            exit(status);
+            if (confirm("Execute this command?")) {
+                const status = await execCommandShell("sh", [
+                    "-c",
+                    commandLine,
+                ]);
+                exit(status);
+            }
+        } catch (e) {
+            log.error("Extract command line failed", e);
         }
-    } catch (e) {
-        log.error("Extract command line failed", e);
     }
 }
 
@@ -72,5 +79,5 @@ main().catch((err) => {
     process.exit(0);
 }).then(() => process.exit(0));
 
-// @SCRIPT-SIGNATURE-V1: yk-r1.ES256.20260412T160105+08:00.MEQCIGSMGJYgv+Am7EZUBj9N
-// B1c1seTE1jc48Z7CZiKn0d23AiAdmw6UTSXRMH/BQKbhuVoFs6GiBo783QxnCXYT4TWf8A==
+// @SCRIPT-SIGNATURE-V1: yk-r1.ES256.20260412T160614+08:00.MEUCIEasEUKkR/P0ESG/IpIB
+// 9turT2yM/EoOpSEwQdlz277qAiEAxCYPwvP563coKn1Ov3wI1icQR3Tesg2Hta0tdIn8f+8=