diff --git a/build.sh b/build.sh
index 41f5cb4..8b411e8 100755
--- a/build.sh
+++ b/build.sh
@@ -1,33 +1,46 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 
 set -e
-set -x
 
 SCRIPT_DIR="$( cd "$( dirname "${BASH_SOURCE[0]}" )" &> /dev/null && pwd )"
-pushd $SCRIPT_DIR
+echo "Entering project directory: $SCRIPT_DIR"
+pushd $SCRIPT_DIR >/dev/null
 
 if [[ $# = 0 ]]; then
-	pushd src
+	echo "Entering directory: src"
+	pushd src >/dev/null
 	mkdir -p ../build
+	echo -n "Compiling main.c..."
 	gcc main.c -g -O0 -o ../build/trace -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-variable -Wno-unused-function -Wno-switch  # -fsanitize=address
-	popd
+	echo " Done. Built ../build/trace"
+	echo "Leaving directory: src"
+	popd >/dev/null
 elif [[ $1 = "examples" ]]; then
-	pushd res
-	gcc -g -o 001-simple 001-simple.c
-	gcc -g -o 002-compilation-units 002-compilation-units.c 002-compilation-units-impl.c
-	gcc -g -o 003-recursion 003-recursion.c
-	gcc -g -o 004-scoped-variables 004-scoped-variables.c
-	gcc -g -o 005-base-types 005-base-types.c
-	gcc -g -o 006-composite-types 006-composite-types.c
-	popd
+	echo "Entering directory: res"
+	pushd res >/dev/null
+	echo -n "Compiling examples"
+	gcc -g -o 001-simple 001-simple.c && echo -n "."
+	gcc -g -o 002-compilation-units 002-compilation-units.c 002-compilation-units-impl.c && echo -n "."
+	gcc -g -o 003-recursion 003-recursion.c && echo -n "."
+	gcc -g -o 004-scoped-variables 004-scoped-variables.c && echo -n "."
+	gcc -g -o 005-base-types 005-base-types.c && echo -n "."
+	gcc -g -o 006-composite-types 006-composite-types.c && echo -n "."
+	echo " Done"
+	echo "Leaving directory: res"
+	popd >/dev/null
 elif [[ $1 = "tests" ]]; then
-	pushd test/
+	echo "Entering directory: test"
+	pushd test >/dev/null
+	echo -n "Compiling test_main.c..."
 	gcc test_main.c -g -o ../build/test -Wall -Wextra -Wno-unused-function -Wno-unused-variable
-	popd
+	echo " Done. Built ../build/test"
+	echo "Leaving directory: test"
+	popd  >/dev/null
 elif [[ $1 = "clean" ]]; then
 	rm build/*
 else
 	echo "No such target '$1'"
 fi
 
-popd
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+echo "Leaving project directory"
+popd >/dev/null
\ No newline at end of file