diff --git a/buildScripts/buildFontforge b/buildScripts/buildFontforge
index 8fd39c5..638607d 100755
--- a/buildScripts/buildFontforge
+++ b/buildScripts/buildFontforge
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -ev
+
 # This bash script build FontForge
 
 source buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
diff --git a/buildScripts/buildPdf2htmlEX b/buildScripts/buildPdf2htmlEX
index cf6dd00..0c855a5 100755
--- a/buildScripts/buildPdf2htmlEX
+++ b/buildScripts/buildPdf2htmlEX
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -ev
+
 # This bash script builds pdf2htmlEX
 
 echo ""
diff --git a/buildScripts/buildPoppler b/buildScripts/buildPoppler
index a80d1db..65015c3 100755
--- a/buildScripts/buildPoppler
+++ b/buildScripts/buildPoppler
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -ev
+
 # This bash script builds the latest poppler
 
 echo ""
diff --git a/buildScripts/getBuildToolsApt b/buildScripts/getBuildToolsApt
index 5295f60..8d59586 100755
--- a/buildScripts/getBuildToolsApt
+++ b/buildScripts/getBuildToolsApt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -ev
+
 # This bash script automates getting the required build tools (apt install)
 
 # set the bash environment variable 'UNATTENDED' to '--assume-yes' for 
diff --git a/buildScripts/getBuildToolsBrew b/buildScripts/getBuildToolsBrew
index b32069a..1b0aa8c 100755
--- a/buildScripts/getBuildToolsBrew
+++ b/buildScripts/getBuildToolsBrew
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -ev
+
 # This bash script automates getting the required build tools (brew install)
 
 echo ""
diff --git a/buildScripts/getDevLibrariesApt b/buildScripts/getDevLibrariesApt
index 91385cd..4e75ef2 100755
--- a/buildScripts/getDevLibrariesApt
+++ b/buildScripts/getDevLibrariesApt
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -ev
+
 # This bash script automates getting the development libraries required to 
 # build poppler and fontforge
 
diff --git a/buildScripts/getDevLibrariesBrew b/buildScripts/getDevLibrariesBrew
index 6119573..d07256d 100755
--- a/buildScripts/getDevLibrariesBrew
+++ b/buildScripts/getDevLibrariesBrew
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -ev
+
 # This bash script automates getting the development libraries required to 
 # build poppler and fontforge (using Home/Linux Brew)
 
diff --git a/buildScripts/getFontforge b/buildScripts/getFontforge
index 7059eea..443ff07 100755
--- a/buildScripts/getFontforge
+++ b/buildScripts/getFontforge
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -ev
+
 # This bash script gets and unpacks the latest fontforge AppImage
 
 source buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
diff --git a/buildScripts/getPoppler b/buildScripts/getPoppler
index 6314ef8..93a7722 100755
--- a/buildScripts/getPoppler
+++ b/buildScripts/getPoppler
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -ev
+
 # This bash script gets and unpacks the latest Poppler source code
 
 source buildScripts/reSourceVersionEnvs
diff --git a/buildScripts/installFontforge b/buildScripts/installFontforge
index 1ea43f9..e7e1b20 100755
--- a/buildScripts/installFontforge
+++ b/buildScripts/installFontforge
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -ev
+
 echo ""
 echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
 echo "INSTALLING FontForge locally"
diff --git a/buildScripts/installPdf2htmlEX b/buildScripts/installPdf2htmlEX
index cbe1023..3fb6b92 100755
--- a/buildScripts/installPdf2htmlEX
+++ b/buildScripts/installPdf2htmlEX
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -ev
+
 echo ""
 echo "-------------------------------------------------------------------"
 echo "INSTALLING pdf2htmlEX locally"
diff --git a/buildScripts/installPoppler b/buildScripts/installPoppler
index 42ce6ce..da2fc43 100755
--- a/buildScripts/installPoppler
+++ b/buildScripts/installPoppler
@@ -1,5 +1,7 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
+set -ev
+
 # This bash script installs Poppler into the local system
 
 echo ""