diff --git a/bin/gen-other-html.sh b/bin/gen-other-html.sh
index 4c109b968..9ea4053e0 100755
--- a/bin/gen-other-html.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-other-html.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.0.2 2024-03-26"
+export VERSION="1.0.3 2024-03-28"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -628,8 +628,8 @@ for YYYY in $(< "$TOP_FILE"); do
 	    #
 	    if [[ -z $NOOP ]]; then
 
-		if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 5 ]]; then
-		    echo "$0: debug[5]: about to run: $MD2HTML_SH ${TOOL_OPTION[*]}" \
+		if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
+		    echo "$0: debug[3]: about to run: $MD2HTML_SH ${TOOL_OPTION[*]}" \
 			 "-s $DESCRIPTION -s $KEYWORDS -s $HEADER_2" \
 			 "-s $UP_LINK -s $UP_TEXT -D $D_OPTION -m $MD_FILE -v $V_FLAG --" \
 			 "$MD_FILE $HTML_FLLE" 1>&2
diff --git a/bin/md2html.sh b/bin/md2html.sh
index 29ce6a69f..d893b2d78 100755
--- a/bin/md2html.sh
+++ b/bin/md2html.sh
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ shopt -s lastpipe	# run last command of a pipeline not executed in the backgroun
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.1.2 2024-03-26"
+export VERSION="1.1.3 2024-03-28"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -720,24 +720,14 @@ function debug_parameters
     echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: REPO_URL=$REPO_URL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: SITE_URL=$SITE_URL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: URL=$URL" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: USAGE=$USAGE" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: USAGE=$USAGE" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: USAGE=$USAGE" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: NOOP=$NOOP" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: DO_NOT_PROCESS=$DO_NOT_PROCESS" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: TOPDIR=$TOPDIR" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: USAGE=$USAGE" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: MD2HTML_CFG=$MD2HTML_CFG" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: BEFORE_TOOL=$BEFORE_TOOL" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: USAGE=$USAGE" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: USAGE=$USAGE" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: USAGE=$USAGE" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: USAGE=$USAGE" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: P_FLAG_FOUND=$P_FLAG_FOUND" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: CAP_P_FLAG_FOUND=$CAP_P_FLAG_FOUND" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: USAGE=$USAGE" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: U_FLAG_FOUND=$U_FLAG_FOUND" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: USAGE=$USAGE" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: CAP_U_FLAG_FOUND=$CAP_U_FLAG_FOUND" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: AFTER_TOOL=$AFTER_TOOL" 1>&2
     for index in "${!TOKEN[@]}"; do