diff --git a/files/t.c b/files/t.c
index 62efd01..b26a437 100644
--- a/files/t.c
+++ b/files/t.c
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ fprintf(stderr, ">>> %s ( '%s' %p )\n", __func__, line, sref);
  */
 ptr = strtok(line, "|");
 cp = ltrim(rtrim(ptr));
-fprintf(stderr, "key   [%s]\n", cp);
+if (verbosity) fprintf(stderr, "key   [%s]\n", cp);
 if ( ! isalpha(*cp)) {
 	fprintf(stderr, "invalid key 0x%02x\n", *cp);
 	return -2;
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ if (NULL==ptr) {
 	return -3;
 	}
 cp = ltrim(rtrim(ptr));
-fprintf(stderr, "text  [%s]\n", cp);
+if (verbosity) fprintf(stderr, "text  [%s]\n", cp);
 if (strlen(cp) > SZ_TEXT) {
 	fprintf(stderr, "text too long\n");
 	return -4;
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ if (NULL==ptr) {
 	fprintf(stderr, "line to short\n");
 	return -6;
 	}
-fprintf(stderr, "path  [%s]\n", ltrim(rtrim(ptr)));
+if (verbosity) fprintf(stderr, "path  [%s]\n", ltrim(rtrim(ptr)));
 if (strlen(ptr) > SZ_TEXT) {
 	fprintf(stderr, "path too long\n");
 	return -5;