diff --git a/examples/decode_to_md5.c b/examples/decode_to_md5.c
index fbc0f4a6f..a3843bed3 100644
--- a/examples/decode_to_md5.c
+++ b/examples/decode_to_md5.c
@@ -36,9 +36,9 @@
 #include "vpx/vp8dx.h"
 #include "vpx/vpx_decoder.h"
 
-#include "./md5_utils.h"
-#include "./tools_common.h"
-#include "./video_reader.h"
+#include "../md5_utils.h"
+#include "../tools_common.h"
+#include "../video_reader.h"
 #include "./vpx_config.h"
 
 static void get_image_md5(const vpx_image_t *img, unsigned char digest[16]) {
diff --git a/examples/decode_with_drops.c b/examples/decode_with_drops.c
index 9423e38ff..36f7d80e1 100644
--- a/examples/decode_with_drops.c
+++ b/examples/decode_with_drops.c
@@ -59,8 +59,8 @@
 #include "vpx/vp8dx.h"
 #include "vpx/vpx_decoder.h"
 
-#include "./tools_common.h"
-#include "./video_reader.h"
+#include "../tools_common.h"
+#include "../video_reader.h"
 #include "./vpx_config.h"
 
 static const char *exec_name;
diff --git a/examples/postproc.c b/examples/postproc.c
index c74347c4c..e34426a61 100644
--- a/examples/postproc.c
+++ b/examples/postproc.c
@@ -46,8 +46,8 @@
 #include "vpx/vp8dx.h"
 #include "vpx/vpx_decoder.h"
 
-#include "./tools_common.h"
-#include "./video_reader.h"
+#include "../tools_common.h"
+#include "../video_reader.h"
 #include "./vpx_config.h"
 
 static const char *exec_name;
diff --git a/examples/resize_util.c b/examples/resize_util.c
index b068f5524..f8c35255f 100644
--- a/examples/resize_util.c
+++ b/examples/resize_util.c
@@ -15,15 +15,22 @@
 #include <stdlib.h>
 #include <string.h>
 
-#include "./vp9/encoder/vp9_resize.h"
+#include "../vp9/encoder/vp9_resize.h"
 
-static void usage(char *progname) {
+static const char *exec_name = NULL;
+
+static void usage() {
   printf("Usage:\n");
   printf("%s <input_yuv> <width>x<height> <target_width>x<target_height> ",
-         progname);
+         exec_name);
   printf("<output_yuv> [<frames>]\n");
 }
 
+void usage_exit() {
+  usage();
+  exit(EXIT_FAILURE);
+}
+
 static int parse_dim(char *v, int *width, int *height) {
   char *x = strchr(v, 'x');
   if (x == NULL)
@@ -47,9 +54,11 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   int f, frames;
   int width, height, target_width, target_height;
 
+  exec_name = argv[0];
+
   if (argc < 5) {
     printf("Incorrect parameters:\n");
-    usage(argv[0]);
+    usage();
     return 1;
   }
 
@@ -57,25 +66,25 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[]) {
   fout = argv[4];
   if (!parse_dim(argv[2], &width, &height)) {
     printf("Incorrect parameters: %s\n", argv[2]);
-    usage(argv[0]);
+    usage();
     return 1;
   }
   if (!parse_dim(argv[3], &target_width, &target_height)) {
     printf("Incorrect parameters: %s\n", argv[3]);
-    usage(argv[0]);
+    usage();
     return 1;
   }
 
   fpin = fopen(fin, "rb");
   if (fpin == NULL) {
     printf("Can't open file %s to read\n", fin);
-    usage(argv[0]);
+    usage();
     return 1;
   }
   fpout = fopen(fout, "wb");
   if (fpout == NULL) {
     printf("Can't open file %s to write\n", fout);
-    usage(argv[0]);
+    usage();
     return 1;
   }
   if (argc >= 6)
diff --git a/examples/set_maps.c b/examples/set_maps.c
index 851adc42e..5555baac2 100644
--- a/examples/set_maps.c
+++ b/examples/set_maps.c
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
 #include "vpx/vp8cx.h"
 #include "vpx/vpx_encoder.h"
 
-#include "./tools_common.h"
-#include "./video_writer.h"
+#include "../tools_common.h"
+#include "../video_writer.h"
 
 static const char *exec_name;
 
diff --git a/examples/simple_decoder.c b/examples/simple_decoder.c
index c58b014f7..08a216685 100644
--- a/examples/simple_decoder.c
+++ b/examples/simple_decoder.c
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@
 
 #include "vpx/vpx_decoder.h"
 
-#include "./tools_common.h"
-#include "./video_reader.h"
+#include "../tools_common.h"
+#include "../video_reader.h"
 #include "./vpx_config.h"
 
 static const char *exec_name;
diff --git a/examples/simple_encoder.c b/examples/simple_encoder.c
index f20c246da..e805c2587 100644
--- a/examples/simple_encoder.c
+++ b/examples/simple_encoder.c
@@ -101,8 +101,8 @@
 
 #include "vpx/vpx_encoder.h"
 
-#include "./tools_common.h"
-#include "./video_writer.h"
+#include "../tools_common.h"
+#include "../video_writer.h"
 
 static const char *exec_name;
 
diff --git a/examples/twopass_encoder.c b/examples/twopass_encoder.c
index 653ae9482..0ec83ddcc 100644
--- a/examples/twopass_encoder.c
+++ b/examples/twopass_encoder.c
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
 
 #include "vpx/vpx_encoder.h"
 
-#include "./tools_common.h"
-#include "./video_writer.h"
+#include "../tools_common.h"
+#include "../video_writer.h"
 
 static const char *exec_name;
 
diff --git a/examples/vp8cx_set_ref.c b/examples/vp8cx_set_ref.c
index 5e29d8083..a2982821a 100644
--- a/examples/vp8cx_set_ref.c
+++ b/examples/vp8cx_set_ref.c
@@ -53,8 +53,8 @@
 #include "vpx/vp8cx.h"
 #include "vpx/vpx_encoder.h"
 
-#include "./tools_common.h"
-#include "./video_writer.h"
+#include "../tools_common.h"
+#include "../video_writer.h"
 
 static const char *exec_name;
 
diff --git a/examples/vp9_lossless_encoder.c b/examples/vp9_lossless_encoder.c
index 3fcda0cd4..54275770d 100644
--- a/examples/vp9_lossless_encoder.c
+++ b/examples/vp9_lossless_encoder.c
@@ -15,8 +15,8 @@
 #include "vpx/vpx_encoder.h"
 #include "vpx/vp8cx.h"
 
-#include "./tools_common.h"
-#include "./video_writer.h"
+#include "../tools_common.h"
+#include "../video_writer.h"
 
 static const char *exec_name;
 
diff --git a/examples/vp9_spatial_svc_encoder.c b/examples/vp9_spatial_svc_encoder.c
index a4a9edb2d..f4deb693b 100644
--- a/examples/vp9_spatial_svc_encoder.c
+++ b/examples/vp9_spatial_svc_encoder.c
@@ -19,14 +19,14 @@
 #include <string.h>
 #include <time.h>
 
-#include "./args.h"
-#include "./tools_common.h"
-#include "./video_writer.h"
+#include "../args.h"
+#include "../tools_common.h"
+#include "../video_writer.h"
 
 #include "vpx/svc_context.h"
 #include "vpx/vp8cx.h"
 #include "vpx/vpx_encoder.h"
-#include "./vpxstats.h"
+#include "../vpxstats.h"
 
 static const arg_def_t skip_frames_arg =
     ARG_DEF("s", "skip-frames", 1, "input frames to skip");
diff --git a/examples/vpx_temporal_svc_encoder.c b/examples/vpx_temporal_svc_encoder.c
index cbe0157ff..bc56aaeb0 100644
--- a/examples/vpx_temporal_svc_encoder.c
+++ b/examples/vpx_temporal_svc_encoder.c
@@ -19,12 +19,12 @@
 #include <string.h>
 
 #include "./vpx_config.h"
-#include "vpx_ports/vpx_timer.h"
+#include "../vpx_ports/vpx_timer.h"
 #include "vpx/vp8cx.h"
 #include "vpx/vpx_encoder.h"
 
-#include "./tools_common.h"
-#include "./video_writer.h"
+#include "../tools_common.h"
+#include "../video_writer.h"
 
 static const char *exec_name;