diff --git a/test/grammar-cover/.gitignore b/test/grammar-cover/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..183700bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/grammar-cover/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/.python-version
diff --git a/test/grammar-cover/convert.sh b/test/grammar-cover/convert.sh
index 64cad5c0..ee625b02 100755
--- a/test/grammar-cover/convert.sh
+++ b/test/grammar-cover/convert.sh
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/bash
 for VERS in 2{4,5,6,7} 3{2,3,4,5} ; do
     GRAMMAR_TXT=grammar-${VERS}.txt
-    spark-parser-coverage --max-count 900 --path spark-grammar-${VERS}.cover > $GRAMMAR_TXT
+    spark-parser-coverage --max-count 3000 --path spark-grammar-${VERS}.cover > $GRAMMAR_TXT
 done
diff --git a/test/grammar-cover/run-and-email.sh b/test/grammar-cover/run-and-email.sh
new file mode 100755
index 00000000..dcf797d2
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/grammar-cover/run-and-email.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,13 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+USER=${USER:-rocky}
+EMAIL=${EMAIL:-rb@dustyfeet.com}
+SUBJECT_PREFIX="grammar cover testing for"
+/bin/bash ./grammar-all.sh  >$LOGFILE 2>&1
+rc=$?
+if ((rc == 0)); then
+    tail -v $LOGFILE | mail -s "$SUBJECT_PREFIX ok" ${USER}@localhost
+else
+    tail -v $LOGFILE | mail -s "$SUBJECT_PREFIX not ok" ${USER}@localhost
+    tail -v $LOGFILE | mail -s "$SUBJECT_PREFIX not ok" $EMAIL
+fi
+done
diff --git a/test/stdlib/.gitignore b/test/stdlib/.gitignore
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..183700bc
--- /dev/null
+++ b/test/stdlib/.gitignore
@@ -0,0 +1 @@
+/.python-version