diff --git a/swig/run_lua_example.sh b/swig/run_lua_example.sh
index beaa32cc2e..4dc7bad2f8 100755
--- a/swig/run_lua_example.sh
+++ b/swig/run_lua_example.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,14 @@ require("lualammps")
 lmp = lualammps.lammps_open_no_mpi(0,nil,nil)
 ver = lualammps.lammps_version(lmp)
 
+lualammps.lammps_command(lmp, "units real")
+lualammps.lammps_command(lmp, "lattice fcc 2.5")
+lualammps.lammps_command(lmp, "region box block -5 5 -5 5 -5 5")
+lualammps.lammps_command(lmp, "create_box 1 box")
+lualammps.lammps_command(lmp, "create_atoms 1 box")
+
 print("LAMMPS version ", ver)
+print("Number of created atoms: ", lualammps.lammps_get_natoms(lmp))
 lualammps.lammps_close(lmp )
 EOF
 
diff --git a/swig/run_perl_example.sh b/swig/run_perl_example.sh
index 2fb59fe885..2714bcba6f 100755
--- a/swig/run_perl_example.sh
+++ b/swig/run_perl_example.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,14 @@ use pllammps;
 \$lmp = pllammps::lammps_open_no_mpi(0,undef,undef);
 \$ver = pllammps::lammps_version(\$lmp);
 
+pllammps::lammps_command(\$lmp, "units real");
+pllammps::lammps_command(\$lmp, "lattice fcc 2.5");
+pllammps::lammps_command(\$lmp, "region box block -5 5 -5 5 -5 5");
+pllammps::lammps_command(\$lmp, "create_box 1 box");
+pllammps::lammps_command(\$lmp, "create_atoms 1 box");
+
 print("LAMMPS version ",\$ver,"\n");
+print("Number of created atoms: ", pllammps::lammps_get_natoms(\$lmp), "\n");
 pllammps::lammps_close(\$lmp)
 EOF
 
diff --git a/swig/run_python_example.sh b/swig/run_python_example.sh
index 7b2aefd5a5..a09f2f119e 100755
--- a/swig/run_python_example.sh
+++ b/swig/run_python_example.sh
@@ -5,8 +5,14 @@ from pylammps import *
 
 lmp = lammps_open_no_mpi(0,None,None)
 ver = lammps_version(lmp)
+lammps_command(lmp, "units real")
+lammps_command(lmp, "lattice fcc 2.5")
+lammps_command(lmp, "region box block -5 5 -5 5 -5 5")
+lammps_command(lmp, "create_box 1 box")
+lammps_command(lmp, "create_atoms 1 box")
 
 print("LAMMPS version ",ver)
+print("Number of created atoms: %g" % lammps_get_natoms(lmp))
 lammps_close(lmp)
 EOF
 
diff --git a/swig/run_tcl_example.sh b/swig/run_tcl_example.sh
index a54bfa74f5..00ae2e7579 100755
--- a/swig/run_tcl_example.sh
+++ b/swig/run_tcl_example.sh
@@ -6,7 +6,14 @@ load ./tcllammps.so
 set lmp [lammps_open_no_mpi 0 NULL NULL ]
 set ver [lammps_version \$lmp]
 
+lammps_command \$lmp "units real"
+lammps_command \$lmp "lattice fcc 2.5"
+lammps_command \$lmp "region box block -5 5 -5 5 -5 5"
+lammps_command \$lmp "create_box 1 box"
+lammps_command \$lmp "create_atoms 1 box"
+
 puts "LAMMPS version \$ver"
+puts [format "Number of created atoms: %g" [lammps_get_natoms \$lmp]]
 lammps_close \$lmp
 EOF