diff --git a/chapter06/linux-libc-headers.xml b/chapter06/linux-libc-headers.xml
index 44985d74f..eb0802c58 100644
--- a/chapter06/linux-libc-headers.xml
+++ b/chapter06/linux-libc-headers.xml
@@ -43,17 +43,17 @@ headers.</para>
 
 <para>Install the header files:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput>cp -R include/asm-i386 /usr/include/asm
-cp -R include/linux /usr/include</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput>cp -Rv include/asm-i386 /usr/include/asm
+cp -Rv include/linux /usr/include</userinput></screen>
 
 <para>Ensure that all the headers are owned by root:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput>chown -R root:root /usr/include/{asm,linux}</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput>chown -Rv root:root /usr/include/{asm,linux}</userinput></screen>
 
 <para>Make sure the users can read the headers:</para>
 
-<screen><userinput>find /usr/include/{asm,linux} -type d -exec chmod 755 {} \;
-find /usr/include/{asm,linux} -type f -exec chmod 644 {} \;</userinput></screen>
+<screen><userinput>find /usr/include/{asm,linux} -type d -exec chmod -v 755 {} \;
+find /usr/include/{asm,linux} -type f -exec chmod -v 644 {} \;</userinput></screen>
 
 </sect2>