diff --git a/run/SimExamples/HepMC_STARlight/run_HepMCToAOD.sh b/run/SimExamples/HepMC_STARlight/run_HepMCToAOD.sh
index f08de81b92d8c..7671d03b97b8f 100755
--- a/run/SimExamples/HepMC_STARlight/run_HepMCToAOD.sh
+++ b/run/SimExamples/HepMC_STARlight/run_HepMCToAOD.sh
@@ -18,7 +18,7 @@ set -x
 # PART b) ... apply vertex smearing on top of HepMC events and perform simple analysis
 NEV=$(grep EVENT slight.out | wc -l)
 
-o2-sim-dpl-eventgen -b --nevents ${NEV} --generator hepmc --confKeyValues \
+o2-sim-dpl-eventgen -b --nEvents ${NEV} --generator hepmc --configKeyValues \
                     "GeneratorFileOrCmd.fileNames=starlight.hepmc;Diamond.position[2]=0.1;Diamond.width[2]=0.05" |\
                     o2-sim-mctracks-to-aod -b | o2-analysis-mctracks-to-aod-simple-task -b
 
diff --git a/run/SimExamples/McTracksToAOD/run_O2Kine.sh b/run/SimExamples/McTracksToAOD/run_O2Kine.sh
index 7506f00834fcf..9afac20cd1a0b 100755
--- a/run/SimExamples/McTracksToAOD/run_O2Kine.sh
+++ b/run/SimExamples/McTracksToAOD/run_O2Kine.sh
@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ NEVENTS=1000
 # launch generator process (for 10000 min bias Pythia8 events; no Geant; no geometry)
 # o2-sim -j 1 -g pythia8pp -n ${NEVENTS} --noGeant --vertexMode kNoVertex &> sim.log
 
+## Add --aod-writer-keep dangling to o2-sim-mctracks-to-aod to write the AO2D file to disc (as AnalysisResults_trees.root)
 # Option 1) -- use o2-mckine-publisher
 [ -f AnalysisResults.root ] && rm AnalysisResults.root
 o2-sim-kine-publisher -b --kineFileName o2sim --aggregate-timeframe 10 |\
@@ -19,8 +20,8 @@ mv AnalysisResults.root AnalysisResult_1.root
 
 # Option 2) -- use o2-sim-dpl-eventgen + extkinO2 generator (this should be equivalent to Option 1)
 [ -f AnalysisResults.root ] && rm AnalysisResults.root
-o2-sim-dpl-eventgen -b --nevents ${NEVENTS} --aggregate-timeframe 10 --generator extkinO2 \
-                    --confKeyValues "GeneratorFromO2Kine.fileName=o2sim_Kine.root" --vertexMode kNoVertex |\
+o2-sim-dpl-eventgen -b --nEvents ${NEVENTS} --aggregate-timeframe 10 --generator extkinO2 \
+                    --configKeyValues "GeneratorFromO2Kine.fileName=o2sim_Kine.root" --vertexMode kNoVertex |\
 o2-sim-mctracks-to-aod -b |\
 o2-analysis-mctracks-to-aod-simple-task -b &> log2
 mv AnalysisResults.root AnalysisResult_2.root
diff --git a/run/SimExamples/McTracksToAOD/run_Pythia8.sh b/run/SimExamples/McTracksToAOD/run_Pythia8.sh
index 8bac774c5892b..93d2024b05d37 100755
--- a/run/SimExamples/McTracksToAOD/run_Pythia8.sh
+++ b/run/SimExamples/McTracksToAOD/run_Pythia8.sh
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ NEVENTS=1000
 
 # --aggregate-timeframe 10 is used to combine 10 generated events into a timeframe that is then converted to AOD tables
 # note that if you need special configuration for the analysis tasks, it needs to be passed to proxy and converter as well
-
+## Add --aod-writer-keep dangling to o2-sim-mctracks-to-aod to write the AO2D file to disc (as AnalysisResults_trees.root)
 o2-sim-dpl-eventgen -b --nEvents ${NEVENTS} --aggregate-timeframe 10 --generator pythia8pp --vertexMode kNoVertex |\
 o2-sim-mctracks-to-aod -b | o2-analysis-mctracks-to-aod-simple-task -b &> pythia8.log
 
diff --git a/run/SimExamples/McTracksToAOD/run_trigger.sh b/run/SimExamples/McTracksToAOD/run_trigger.sh
index ca720191cbad2..5b278c0b666e5 100755
--- a/run/SimExamples/McTracksToAOD/run_trigger.sh
+++ b/run/SimExamples/McTracksToAOD/run_trigger.sh
@@ -5,9 +5,9 @@
 
 set -x
 NEVENTS=1000
-
+## Add --aod-writer-keep dangling to o2-sim-mctracks-to-aod to write the AO2D file to disc (as AnalysisResults_trees.root)
 CONFKEY="TriggerExternal.fileName=trigger.macro;TriggerExternal.funcName=trigger()"
-o2-sim-dpl-eventgen -b --nevents ${NEVENTS} --aggregate-timeframe 10 --generator pythia8pp --trigger external \
-                    --vertexMode kDiamondParam --confKeyValues "${CONFKEY}" |\
+o2-sim-dpl-eventgen -b --nEvents ${NEVENTS} --aggregate-timeframe 10 --generator pythia8pp --trigger external \
+                    --vertexMode kDiamondParam --configKeyValues "${CONFKEY}" |\
 o2-sim-mctracks-to-aod -b | o2-analysis-mctracks-to-aod-simple-task -b