From 86d5c8808e018ef041b91bc880de3a8d5ccdb0f8 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Landon Curt Noll <github-mail@asthe.com>
Date: Mon, 5 Aug 2024 01:06:35 -0700
Subject: [PATCH] remove use of -u repo_top_url in bin tools

We have removed `-u repo_top_url` from tools.  When it comes time
to perform the **Great Fork Merge**, we will have to modify
the `$REPO_TOP_URL` variable default, so `-u repo_top_url` won't
help with the transition.

Changed `bin/all-run.sh` VERSION from "1.3.5 2024-07-28"
to "1.3.6 2024-08-05".

Changed `bin/all-years.sh` VERSION from "1.0.4 2024-07-28"
to "1.0.5 2024-08-05".

Changed `bin/chk-entry.sh` VERSION from to "1.1.9 2024-07-28"
to "1.1.10 2024-08-05".

Changed `bin/gen-authors.sh` VERSION from "1.10.6 2024-07-28"
to "1.10.7 2024-08-05".

Changed `bin/gen-location.sh` VERSION from "1.4.4 2024-07-28"
to "1.4.5 2024-08-05".

Changed `bin/gen-other-html.sh` VERSION from "1.2.5 2024-07-28"
to "1.2.6 2024-08-05".

Changed `bin/gen-sitemap.sh` VERSION from "1.3.12 2024-07-28"
to "1.3.13 2024-08-05".

Changed `bin/gen-status.sh` VERSION from "1.5.7 2024-07-28"
to "1.5.8 2024-08-05".

Changed `bin/gen-top-html.sh` VERSION from "1.4.7 2024-07-28"
to "1.4.8 2024-08-05".

Changed `bin/gen-year-index.sh` VERSION from "1.1.1 2024-07-28"
to "1.1.2 2024-08-05".

Changed `bin/gen-years.sh` VERSION from "1.3.6 2024-07-28"
to "1.3.7 2024-08-05".

Changed `jfmt-wrapper.sh` VERSION from "1.3.7 2024-08-05"
to "1.0.1 2024-08-05".

Changed `bin/jprint-wrapper.sh` VERSION from "1.0 2024-07-28"
to "1.0.1 2024-08-05".

Changed `bin/md2html.sh` VERSION from "1.5.4 2024-07-28"
to "1.5.5 2024-08-05".

Changed `bin/output-index-author.sh` VERSION from "1.7.2 2024-07-28"
to "1.7.3 2024-08-05".

Changed `bin/output-index-inventory.sh` VERSION from "1.4.2 2024-07-28"
to "1.4.3 2024-08-05".

Changed `bin/output-year-index.sh` VERSION from "1.4.3 2024-07-28"
to "1.4.4 2024-08-05".

Changed `bin/pandoc-wrapper.sh` VERSION from "1.7.1 2024-07-28"
to "1.7.2 2024-08-05".

Changed `bin/quick-readme2index.sh` VERSION from "1.1.6 2024-07-28"
to "1.1.7 2024-08-05".

Changed `bin/readme2index.sh` VERSION from "1.2.6 2024-07-28"
to "1.2.7 2024-08-05".

Changed `bin/status2html.sh` VERSION from "1.4.2 2024-07-28"
to "1.4.3 2024-08-05".

Changed `bin/subst.default.sh` VERSION from "1.3.1 2024-07-28"
to "1.3.2 2024-08-05".

Changed `bin/subst.entry-index.sh` VERSION from "1.3.4 2024-07-28"
to "1.3.5 2024-08-05".

Changed `bin/subst.year-index.sh` VERSION from "1.1.4 2024-07-28"
to "1.1.5 2024-08-05".

Changed `bin/tar-entry.sh` VERSION from "1.3.9 2024-07-28"
to "1.3.10 2024-08-05".

Changed `bin/tar-year.sh` VERSION from "1.2.7 2024-07-28"
to "1.2.8 2024-08-05".

Changed `bin/untar-year.sh` VERSION from "1.0.3 2024-07-28"
to "1.0.4 2024-08-05".

Changed `bin/untar-entry.sh` VERSION from "1.0.3 2024-07-28"
to "1.0.4 2024-08-05".

Performed `make www` to accomplish the above and to test under macOS.
---
 bin/all-run.sh                | 19 ++++++-------------
 bin/all-years.sh              | 19 ++++++-------------
 bin/chk-entry.sh              |  8 +++-----
 bin/gen-authors.sh            | 14 ++++----------
 bin/gen-location.sh           | 14 ++++----------
 bin/gen-other-html.sh         | 17 ++++-------------
 bin/gen-sitemap.sh            | 12 +++---------
 bin/gen-status.sh             | 14 ++++----------
 bin/gen-top-html.sh           | 14 ++++----------
 bin/gen-year-index.sh         | 12 +++---------
 bin/gen-years.sh              | 14 ++++----------
 bin/jfmt-wrapper.sh           | 26 +++-----------------------
 bin/jprint-wrapper.sh         |  6 ++----
 bin/md2html.sh                | 18 +++---------------
 bin/output-index-author.sh    | 11 +++--------
 bin/output-index-inventory.sh | 11 +++--------
 bin/output-year-index.sh      | 11 +++--------
 bin/pandoc-wrapper.sh         | 12 +++---------
 bin/quick-readme2index.sh     | 14 ++++----------
 bin/readme2index.sh           | 14 ++++----------
 bin/status2html.sh            | 11 +++--------
 bin/subst.default.sh          | 11 +++--------
 bin/subst.entry-index.sh      | 11 +++--------
 bin/subst.year-index.sh       | 11 +++--------
 bin/tar-entry.sh              |  8 +++-----
 bin/tar-year.sh               |  8 +++-----
 bin/untar-entry.sh            |  8 +++-----
 bin/untar-year.sh             |  8 +++-----
 28 files changed, 97 insertions(+), 259 deletions(-)

diff --git a/bin/all-run.sh b/bin/all-run.sh
index b29fa2fe9..a69808e49 100755
--- a/bin/all-run.sh
+++ b/bin/all-run.sh
@@ -17,7 +17,7 @@
 #
 # Each tool run with command line of the form:
 #
-#	tool [any -D, -t tagline, -T md2html.sh, -p tool, -u repo_top_url, -w site_url] [more_options] YYYY/dir
+#	tool [any -D, -t tagline, -T md2html.sh, -p tool, -w site_url] [more_options] YYYY/dir
 #
 # For example:
 #
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@
 #
 #	bin/quick-readme2html.sh -t readme2html -w https://www.ioccc.org YYYY/dir -v 1
 #
-# Only the "-D -t, -T, -p, -u, -w" option set are passed to the tool command line.
+# Only the "-D -t, -T, -p, -w" option set are passed to the tool command line.
 # For all other special tool options, pass them as additional tool options (i.e., command line arguments
 # that follow the 1st command line argument) OR consider simply running the tool directly.
 #
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.3.5 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.3.6 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -150,7 +150,7 @@ declare -ag TOOL_OPTION
 # usage
 #
 export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
-			[-t tagline] [-T md2html.sh] [-p tool] [-u repo_top_url] [-w site_url]
+			[-t tagline] [-T md2html.sh] [-p tool] [-w site_url]
 			tool [more_options]
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
@@ -172,16 +172,13 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
 
 	-p tool		run 'pandoc wrapper tool' (not pandoc path) during HTML phase number 21 (def: use $PANDOC_WRAPPER)
 
-	-u repo_top_url	Top level URL of target git repo (def: $REPO_TOP_URL)
-			NOTE: The '-u repo_top_url' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
-
 	-w site_url	Base URL of the website (def: $SITE_URL)
 			NOTE: The '-w site_url' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
 
 	tool		the tool to run over all entries
 	[more_options]	additional tool command line options to use before the YYYY/dir argument
 
-NOTE: Any '-D docroot/', '-t tagline', '-T md2html.sh', '-p tool', '-u repo_top_url', '-w site_url'
+NOTE: Any '-D docroot/', '-t tagline', '-T md2html.sh', '-p tool', '-w site_url'
       are passed to the 'tool' at the beginning of the command line, and
       before any optional 'more_options' and before the final YYYY/dir argument.
 
@@ -200,7 +197,7 @@ $NAME version: $VERSION"
 
 # parse command line
 #
-while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:u:w: flag; do
+while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:w: flag; do
   case "$flag" in
     h) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
 	exit 2
@@ -257,10 +254,6 @@ while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:u:w: flag; do
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("-p")
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("$PANDOC_WRAPPER")
 	;;
-    u) REPO_TOP_URL="$OPTARG"
-	TOOL_OPTION+=("-u")
-	TOOL_OPTION+=("$REPO_TOP_URL")
-	;;
     w) SITE_URL="$OPTARG"
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("-w")
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("$SITE_URL")
diff --git a/bin/all-years.sh b/bin/all-years.sh
index a5a6eecd8..c202a65b4 100755
--- a/bin/all-years.sh
+++ b/bin/all-years.sh
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
 #
 # Each tool run with command line of the form:
 #
-#	tool [any -D, -t tagline, -T md2html.sh, -p tool, -u repo_top_url, -w site_url] [more_options] YYYY
+#	tool [any -D, -t tagline, -T md2html.sh, -p tool, -w site_url] [more_options] YYYY
 #
 # For example:
 #
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@
 #
 #	bin/gen-year-index.sh -w https://www.ioccc.org YYYY -v 1
 #
-# Only the "-D -t, -T, -p, -u, -w" option set are passed to the tool command line.
+# Only the "-D -t, -T, -p, -w" option set are passed to the tool command line.
 # For all other special tool options, pass them as additional tool options (i.e., command line arguments
 # that follow the 1st command line argument) OR consider simply running the tool directly.
 #
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.0.4 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.0.5 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ declare -ag TOOL_OPTION
 # usage
 #
 export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
-			[-t tagline] [-T md2html.sh] [-p tool] [-u repo_top_url] [-w site_url]
+			[-t tagline] [-T md2html.sh] [-p tool] [-w site_url]
 			tool [more_options]
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
@@ -171,16 +171,13 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
 
 	-p tool		run 'pandoc wrapper tool' (not pandoc path) during HTML phase number 21 (def: use $PANDOC_WRAPPER)
 
-	-u repo_top_url	Top level URL of target git repo (def: $REPO_TOP_URL)
-			NOTE: The '-u repo_top_url' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
-
 	-w site_url	Base URL of the website (def: $SITE_URL)
 			NOTE: The '-w site_url' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
 
 	tool		the tool to run over all entries
 	[more_options]	additional tool command line options to use before the YYYY/dir argument
 
-NOTE: Any '-t tagline', '-T md2html.sh', '-p tool', '-u repo_top_url', '-w site_url'
+NOTE: Any '-t tagline', '-T md2html.sh', '-p tool', '-w site_url'
       are passed to the 'tool' at the beginning of the command line, and
       before any optional 'more_options' and before the final YYYY/dir argument.
 
@@ -199,7 +196,7 @@ $NAME version: $VERSION"
 
 # parse command line
 #
-while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:u:w: flag; do
+while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:w: flag; do
   case "$flag" in
     h) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
 	exit 2
@@ -256,10 +253,6 @@ while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:u:w: flag; do
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("-p")
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("$PANDOC_WRAPPER")
 	;;
-    u) REPO_TOP_URL="$OPTARG"
-	TOOL_OPTION+=("-u")
-	TOOL_OPTION+=("$REPO_TOP_URL")
-	;;
     w) SITE_URL="$OPTARG"
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("-w")
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("$SITE_URL")
diff --git a/bin/chk-entry.sh b/bin/chk-entry.sh
index 67ffd2385..c69e4402a 100755
--- a/bin/chk-entry.sh
+++ b/bin/chk-entry.sh
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.1.9 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.1.10 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ export REPO_URL="$REPO_TOP_URL/blob/master"
 # set usage message
 #
 export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
-			[-p tool] [-u repo_top_url] [-w site_url]
+			[-p tool] [-w site_url]
 			YYYY/dir
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
@@ -123,7 +123,6 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
 
 	-p tool		This option is ignored
 
-	-u repo_top_url	This option is ignored
 	-w site_url	This option is ignored
 
 	YYYY/dir	path from topdir to entry directory: must contain the files: README.md, .path and .entry.json
@@ -149,7 +148,7 @@ export EXIT_CODE="0"
 
 # parse command line
 #
-while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:u:U:w: flag; do
+while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:U:w: flag; do
   case "$flag" in
     h) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
 	exit 2
@@ -167,7 +166,6 @@ while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:u:U:w: flag; do
     N) DO_NOT_PROCESS="-N"
 	;;
     p)  ;;
-    u)  ;;
     U)  ;;
     w)  ;;
     \?) echo "$0: ERROR: invalid option: -$OPTARG" 1>&2
diff --git a/bin/gen-authors.sh b/bin/gen-authors.sh
index 142237625..efbabcf90 100755
--- a/bin/gen-authors.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-authors.sh
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.10.6 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.10.7 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ declare -ag TOOL_OPTION
 # usage
 #
 export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
-			[-t tagline] [-T md2html.sh] [-p tool] [-u repo_top_url]
+			[-t tagline] [-T md2html.sh] [-p tool]
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
 	-v level	set verbosity level (def level: 0)
@@ -176,14 +176,12 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
 	-p tool		run 'pandoc wrapper tool' (not pandoc path) during HTML phase number 21 (def: use $PANDOC_WRAPPER)
 			NOTE: The '-p tool' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
 
-	-u repo_top_url	Top level URL of target git repo (def: $REPO_TOP_URL)
-			NOTE: The '-u repo_top_url' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
 	-w site_url	Base URL of the website (def: $SITE_URL)
 			NOTE: The '-w site_url' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
 
 NOTE: The '-v level' is passed as initial command line options to the 'markdown to html tool' (md2html.sh).
       The 'tagline' is passed as '-t tagline' to the 'markdown to html tool' (md2html.sh), after the '-v level'.
-      Any '-T md2html.sh', '-p tool', '-P pandoc_opts', '-u repo_top_url', '-U top_url'
+      Any '-T md2html.sh', '-p tool', '-P pandoc_opts', '-U top_url'
       are passed to the 'markdown to html tool' (md2html.sh), and will be before any command line arguments.
 
 Exit codes:
@@ -749,7 +747,7 @@ function output_affiliation
 
 # parse command line
 #
-while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:u:w: flag; do
+while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:w: flag; do
   case "$flag" in
     h) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
 	exit 2
@@ -806,10 +804,6 @@ while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:u:w: flag; do
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("-p")
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("$PANDOC_WRAPPER")
 	;;
-    u) REPO_TOP_URL="$OPTARG"
-	TOOL_OPTION+=("-u")
-	TOOL_OPTION+=("$REPO_TOP_URL")
-	;;
     w) SITE_URL="$OPTARG"
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("-w")
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("$SITE_URL")
diff --git a/bin/gen-location.sh b/bin/gen-location.sh
index d541d2e65..e943e4e48 100755
--- a/bin/gen-location.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-location.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="1.4.4 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.4.5 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ declare -ag TOOL_OPTION
 # usage
 #
 export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
-			[-t tagline] [-T md2html.sh] [-p tool] [-u repo_top_url]
+			[-t tagline] [-T md2html.sh] [-p tool]
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
 	-v level	set verbosity level (def level: 0)
@@ -144,14 +144,12 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
 	-p tool		run 'pandoc wrapper tool' (not pandoc path) during HTML phase number 21 (def: use $PANDOC_WRAPPER)
 			NOTE: The '-p tool' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
 
-	-u repo_top_url	Top level URL of target git repo (def: $REPO_TOP_URL)
-			NOTE: The '-u repo_top_url' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
 	-w site_url	Base URL of the website (def: $SITE_URL)
 			NOTE: The '-w site_url' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
 
 NOTE: The '-v level' is passed as initial command line options to the 'markdown to html tool' (md2html.sh).
       The 'tagline' is passed as '-t tagline' to the 'markdown to html tool' (md2html.sh), after the '-v level'.
-      Any '-T md2html.sh', '-p tool', '-P pandoc_opts', '-u repo_top_url', '-U top_url'
+      Any '-T md2html.sh', '-p tool', '-P pandoc_opts', '-U top_url'
       are passed to the 'markdown to html tool' (md2html.sh), and will be before any command line arguments.
 
 Exit codes:
@@ -169,7 +167,7 @@ $NAME version: $VERSION"
 
 # parse command line
 #
-while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:u:w: flag; do
+while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:w: flag; do
   case "$flag" in
     h) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
 	exit 2
@@ -226,10 +224,6 @@ while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:u:w: flag; do
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("-p")
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("$PANDOC_WRAPPER")
 	;;
-    u) REPO_TOP_URL="$OPTARG"
-	TOOL_OPTION+=("-u")
-	TOOL_OPTION+=("$REPO_TOP_URL")
-	;;
     w) SITE_URL="$OPTARG"
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("-w")
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("$SITE_URL")
diff --git a/bin/gen-other-html.sh b/bin/gen-other-html.sh
index ec42169b5..0eaa727e4 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="1.2.5 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.2.6 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -121,7 +121,7 @@ declare -ag TOOL_OPTION
 # usage
 #
 export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
-			[-t tagline] [-T md2html.sh] [-p tool] [-u repo_top_url] [-w site_url]
+			[-t tagline] [-T md2html.sh] [-p tool] [-w site_url]
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
 	-v level	set verbosity level (def level: 0)
@@ -142,13 +142,10 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
 
 	-p tool		run 'pandoc wrapper tool' (not pandoc path) during HTML phase number 21 (def: use $PANDOC_WRAPPER)
 
-	-u repo_top_url	Top level URL of target git repo (def: $REPO_TOP_URL)
-			NOTE: The '-u repo_top_url' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
-
 	-w site_url	Base URL of the website (def: $SITE_URL)
 			NOTE: The '-w site_url' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
 
-NOTE: Any '-D docroot/', '-t tagline', '-T md2html.sh', '-p tool', '-u repo_top_url', '-w site_url'
+NOTE: Any '-D docroot/', '-t tagline', '-T md2html.sh', '-p tool', '-w site_url'
       are passed to the 'tool' at the beginning of the command line, and
       before any optional 'more_options' and before the final YYYY/dir argument.
 
@@ -168,7 +165,7 @@ $NAME version: $VERSION"
 
 # parse command line
 #
-while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:u:w: flag; do
+while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:w: flag; do
   case "$flag" in
     h) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
 	exit 2
@@ -223,10 +220,6 @@ while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:u:w: flag; do
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("-p")
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("$PANDOC_WRAPPER")
 	;;
-    u) REPO_TOP_URL="$OPTARG"
-	# GitHub puts individual files under the "blob/master" sub-directory.
-	export REPO_URL="$REPO_TOP_URL/blob/master"
-	;;
     w) SITE_URL="$OPTARG"
 	;;
     \?) echo "$0: ERROR: invalid option: -$OPTARG" 1>&2
@@ -343,8 +336,6 @@ fi
 #
 TOOL_OPTION+=("-t")
 TOOL_OPTION+=("$TAGLINE")
-TOOL_OPTION+=("-u")
-TOOL_OPTION+=("$REPO_TOP_URL")
 TOOL_OPTION+=("-w")
 TOOL_OPTION+=("$SITE_URL")
 
diff --git a/bin/gen-sitemap.sh b/bin/gen-sitemap.sh
index 6389bd896..14483f8bc 100755
--- a/bin/gen-sitemap.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-sitemap.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="1.3.12 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.3.13 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ function output_modtime
 # set usage message
 #
 export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-n] [-N]
-			[-u repo_top_url] [-w site_url] [-W]
+			[-w site_url] [-W]
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
 	-v level	set verbosity level (def level: 0)
@@ -208,8 +208,6 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-n] [-N]
 	-n		go thru the actions, but do not update any files (def: do the action)
 	-N		do not process file, just parse arguments and ignore the file (def: process the file)
 
-	-u repo_top_url	Top level URL of target git repo (def: $REPO_TOP_URL)
-
 	-w site_url	Base URL of the website (def: $SITE_URL)
 			NOTE: The '-w site_url' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
 
@@ -238,7 +236,7 @@ export EXIT_CODE="0"
 
 # parse command line
 #
-while getopts :hv:Vd:nNu:w:W flag; do
+while getopts :hv:Vd:nNw:W flag; do
   case "$flag" in
     h) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
 	exit 2
@@ -254,10 +252,6 @@ while getopts :hv:Vd:nNu:w:W flag; do
 	;;
     N) DO_NOT_PROCESS="-N"
 	;;
-    u) REPO_TOP_URL="$OPTARG"
-	# GitHub puts individual files under the "blob/master" sub-directory.
-	export REPO_URL="$REPO_TOP_URL/blob/master"
-	;;
     w) SITE_URL="$OPTARG"
 	;;
     W) CAP_W_FLAG_FOUND="true"
diff --git a/bin/gen-status.sh b/bin/gen-status.sh
index 96824dfdc..8e89fcb51 100755
--- a/bin/gen-status.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-status.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="1.5.7 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.5.8 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -336,7 +336,7 @@ function output_status_json
 # usage
 #
 export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-n] [-N]
-			[-t tagline] [-T md2html.sh] [-u repo_top_url]
+			[-t tagline] [-T md2html.sh]
 			[p | pending | o | open | j | judging | c | closed]
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
@@ -357,8 +357,6 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-n] [-N]
 			NOTE: 'tagline' may be enclosed within, but may NOT contain an internal single-quote, or double-quote.
 	-T md2html.sh	run 'markdown to html tool' to convert markdown into HTML (def: $MD2HTML_SH)
 
-	-u repo_top_url	Top level URL of target git repo (def: $REPO_TOP_URL)
-			NOTE: The '-u repo_top_url' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
 	-w site_url	Base URL of the website (def: $SITE_URL)
 			NOTE: The '-w site_url' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
 
@@ -370,7 +368,7 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-n] [-N]
 
 NOTE: The '-v level' is passed as initial command line options to the 'markdown to html tool' (md2html.sh).
       The 'tagline' is passed as '-t tagline' to the 'markdown to html tool' (md2html.sh), after the '-v level'.
-      Any '-T md2html.sh', '-p tool', '-P pandoc_opts', '-u repo_top_url', '-U top_url'
+      Any '-T md2html.sh', '-p tool', '-P pandoc_opts', '-U top_url'
       are passed to the 'markdown to html tool' (md2html.sh), and will be before any command line arguments.
 
 Exit codes:
@@ -387,7 +385,7 @@ $NAME version: $VERSION"
 
 # parse command line
 #
-while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:u:w: flag; do
+while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:w: flag; do
   case "$flag" in
     h) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
 	exit 2
@@ -440,10 +438,6 @@ while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:u:w: flag; do
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("-T")
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("$MD2HTML_SH")
 	;;
-    u) REPO_TOP_URL="$OPTARG"
-	TOOL_OPTION+=("-u")
-	TOOL_OPTION+=("$REPO_TOP_URL")
-	;;
     w) SITE_URL="$OPTARG"
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("-w")
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("$SITE_URL")
diff --git a/bin/gen-top-html.sh b/bin/gen-top-html.sh
index 591be5882..cc53f044b 100755
--- a/bin/gen-top-html.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-top-html.sh
@@ -93,7 +93,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.4.7 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.4.8 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -154,7 +154,7 @@ declare -ag TOOL_OPTION
 # usage
 #
 export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
-			[-t tagline] [-T md2html.sh] [-p tool] [-u repo_top_url] [file...]
+			[-t tagline] [-T md2html.sh] [-p tool] [file...]
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
 	-v level	set verbosity level (def level: 0)
@@ -177,14 +177,12 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
 	-p tool		run 'pandoc wrapper tool' (not pandoc path) during HTML phase number 21 (def: use $PANDOC_WRAPPER)
 			NOTE: The '-p tool' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
 
-	-u repo_top_url	Top level URL of target git repo (def: $REPO_TOP_URL)
-			NOTE: The '-u repo_top_url' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
 	-w site_url	Base URL of the website (def: $SITE_URL)
 			NOTE: The '-w site_url' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
 
 NOTE: The '-v level' is passed as initial command line options to the 'markdown to html tool' (md2html.sh).
       The 'tagline' is passed as '-t tagline' to the 'markdown to html tool' (md2html.sh), after the '-v level'.
-      Any '-T md2html.sh', '-p tool', '-P pandoc_opts', '-u repo_top_url', '-U top_url'
+      Any '-T md2html.sh', '-p tool', '-P pandoc_opts', '-U top_url'
       are passed to the 'markdown to html tool' (md2html.sh), and will be before any command line arguments.
 
 Exit codes:
@@ -202,7 +200,7 @@ $NAME version: $VERSION"
 
 # parse command line
 #
-while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:u:w: flag; do
+while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:w: flag; do
   case "$flag" in
     h) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
 	exit 2
@@ -259,10 +257,6 @@ while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:u:w: flag; do
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("-p")
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("$PANDOC_WRAPPER")
 	;;
-    u) REPO_TOP_URL="$OPTARG"
-	TOOL_OPTION+=("-u")
-	TOOL_OPTION+=("$REPO_TOP_URL")
-	;;
     w) SITE_URL="$OPTARG"
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("-w")
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("$SITE_URL")
diff --git a/bin/gen-year-index.sh b/bin/gen-year-index.sh
index c8a5656f5..552d36298 100755
--- a/bin/gen-year-index.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-year-index.sh
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.1.1 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.1.2 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -117,7 +117,7 @@ declare -ag TOOL_OPTION
 # set usage message
 #
 export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-n] [-N]
-			[-t tagline] [-T md2html.sh] [-u repo_top_url] [-w site_url]
+			[-t tagline] [-T md2html.sh] [-w site_url]
 			YYYY [more_options]
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
@@ -134,8 +134,6 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-n] [-N]
 	-t tagline	string to write about the tool that formed the markdown content (def: $TAGLINE)
 	-T md2html.sh	run 'markdown to html tool' to convert markdown into HTML (def: $MD2HTML_SH)
 
-	-u repo_top_url	Top level URL of target git repo (def: $REPO_TOP_URL)
-			NOTE: The '-u repo_top_url' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
 	-w site_url	Base URL of the website (def: $SITE_URL)
 			NOTE: The '-w site_url' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
 
@@ -162,7 +160,7 @@ export DO_NOT_PROCESS=
 
 # parse command line
 #
-while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:u:w: flag; do
+while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:w: flag; do
   case "$flag" in
     h) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
 	exit 2
@@ -214,10 +212,6 @@ while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:u:w: flag; do
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("-T")
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("$MD2HTML_SH")
 	;;
-    u) REPO_TOP_URL="$OPTARG"
-	TOOL_OPTION+=("-u")
-	TOOL_OPTION+=("$REPO_TOP_URL")
-	;;
     w) SITE_URL="$OPTARG"
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("-w")
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("$SITE_URL")
diff --git a/bin/gen-years.sh b/bin/gen-years.sh
index a5778eb2c..ef3940ec4 100755
--- a/bin/gen-years.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-years.sh
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.3.6 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.3.7 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -134,7 +134,7 @@ declare -ag TOOL_OPTION
 # usage
 #
 export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
-			[-t tagline] [-T md2html.sh] [-p tool] [-u repo_top_url]
+			[-t tagline] [-T md2html.sh] [-p tool]
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
 	-v level	set verbosity level (def level: 0)
@@ -157,14 +157,12 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
 	-p tool		run 'pandoc wrapper tool' (not pandoc path) during HTML phase number 21 (def: use $PANDOC_WRAPPER)
 			NOTE: The '-p tool' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
 
-	-u repo_top_url	Top level URL of target git repo (def: $REPO_TOP_URL)
-			NOTE: The '-u repo_top_url' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
 	-w site_url	Base URL of the website (def: $SITE_URL)
 			NOTE: The '-w site_url' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
 
 NOTE: The '-v level' is passed as initial command line options to the 'markdown to html tool' (md2html.sh).
       The 'tagline' is passed as '-t tagline' to the 'markdown to html tool' (md2html.sh), after the '-v level'.
-      Any '-T md2html.sh', '-p tool', '-P pandoc_opts', '-u repo_top_url', '-U top_url'
+      Any '-T md2html.sh', '-p tool', '-P pandoc_opts', '-U top_url'
       are passed to the 'markdown to html tool' (md2html.sh), and will be before any command line arguments.
 
 Exit codes:
@@ -296,7 +294,7 @@ function output_ordinal
 
 # parse command line
 #
-while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:u:w: flag; do
+while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:w: flag; do
   case "$flag" in
     h) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
 	exit 2
@@ -353,10 +351,6 @@ while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:u:w: flag; do
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("-p")
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("$PANDOC_WRAPPER")
 	;;
-    u) REPO_TOP_URL="$OPTARG"
-	TOOL_OPTION+=("-u")
-	TOOL_OPTION+=("$REPO_TOP_URL")
-	;;
     w) SITE_URL="$OPTARG"
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("-w")
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("$SITE_URL")
diff --git a/bin/jfmt-wrapper.sh b/bin/jfmt-wrapper.sh
index 14b3f6006..1488e3f9f 100755
--- a/bin/jfmt-wrapper.sh
+++ b/bin/jfmt-wrapper.sh
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ 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 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.0.1 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -140,24 +140,9 @@ if ! "$JSONPATH_SH" -S -A -T -p >/dev/null 2>&1; then
 fi <<< "$FIZZBIN_JSON"
 
 
-# verify jparse tool
-#
-if [[ -z "$JPARSE_TOOL" ]]; then
-    echo "$0: ERROR: cannot find an executable jparse tool" 1>&2
-    exit 5
-fi
-if [[ ! -f "$JPARSE_TOOL" ]]; then
-    echo "$0: ERROR: jparse is not a file: $JPARSE_TOOL" 1>&2
-    exit 5
-fi
-if [[ ! -x "$JPARSE_TOOL" ]]; then
-    echo "$0: ERROR: jparse is not an executable file: $JPARSE_TOOL" 1>&2
-    exit 5
-fi
-
 # set usage message
 #
-export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-n] [-N] [-u repo_top_url] [-j JSONPath.sh] [-J jparse] file.json
+export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-n] [-N] [-j JSONPath.sh] file.json
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
 	-v level	set verbosity level (def level: 0)
@@ -166,10 +151,7 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-n] [-N] [-u repo_top_url] [-j JSO
 	-n		do not modify file.json (def: modify file.json is not canonical)
 	-N		do not process file, just parse arguments and ignore the file (def: process the file)
 
-	-u repo_top_url	Top level URL of target git repo (def: $REPO_TOP_URL)
-
 	-j JSONPath.sh	path to the JSONPath.sh tool (not the wrapper) (def: $JSONPATH_SH)
-	-J jparse	path to the jparse tool (def: $JPARSE_TOOL)
 
 	file.json	The JSON file to write, in canonical form, to stdout (def: read stdin)
 
@@ -193,7 +175,7 @@ export DO_NOT_PROCESS=
 
 # parse command line
 #
-while getopts :hv:VnNj:J: flag; do
+while getopts :hv:VnNj: flag; do
   case "$flag" in
     h) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
 	exit 2
@@ -209,8 +191,6 @@ while getopts :hv:VnNj:J: flag; do
 	;;
     j) JSONPATH_SH="$OPTARG"
 	;;
-    J) JPARSE_TOOL="$OPTARG"
-	;;
     \?) echo "$0: ERROR: invalid option: -$OPTARG" 1>&2
 	echo 1>&2
 	echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
diff --git a/bin/jprint-wrapper.sh b/bin/jprint-wrapper.sh
index c58b4eb81..73187288a 100755
--- a/bin/jprint-wrapper.sh
+++ b/bin/jprint-wrapper.sh
@@ -89,7 +89,7 @@ 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 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.0.1 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ fi <<< "$FIZZBIN_JSON"
 
 # set usage message
 #
-export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-n] [-N] [-u repo_top_url] [-j JSONPath.sh] [file.json]
+export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-n] [-N] [-j JSONPath.sh] [file.json]
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
 	-v level	set verbosity level (def level: 0)
@@ -147,8 +147,6 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-n] [-N] [-u repo_top_url] [-j JSO
 	-n		do nothing (same as -N) (def: do the action)
 	-N		do not process file, just parse arguments and ignore the file (def: process the file)
 
-	-u repo_top_url	Top level URL of target git repo (def: $REPO_TOP_URL)
-
 	-j JSONPath.sh	path to the JSONPath.sh tool (not the wrapper) (def: $JSONPATH_SH)
 
 	file.json	The JSON file to write, in canonical form, to stdout (def: read stdin)
diff --git a/bin/md2html.sh b/bin/md2html.sh
index e90fe48ae..2b87da20f 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="1.5.4 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.5.5 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -177,7 +177,7 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
 	[-c md2html.cfg] [-H phase=name ..] [-t tagline]
 	[-b tool] [-p tool] [-a tool]
 	[-s token=value ..] [-S] [-o tool ..]
-	[-u repo_top_url] [-U url] [-w site_url] [-m mdtag] [-e string ..] [-E exitcode]
+	[-U url] [-w site_url] [-m mdtag] [-e string ..] [-E exitcode]
 	[match.md] input.md output.html
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
@@ -226,8 +226,6 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
 	-o .		disable use of 'output tool' (def: do not use an 'output tool')
 			NOTE: -o may only be used in command_options and md2html.cfg cfg_options (getopt phases 0 and 2)
 
-	-u repo_top_url	Top level URL of target git repo (def: $REPO_TOP_URL)
-			NOTE: The '-u repo_top_url' is passed as leading options on -b tool, -a tool, and -o tool command lines.
 	-U url		URL of HTML being formed (def: $URL)
 			NOTE: The '-U url' is passed as leading options on -b tool, -a tool, and -o tool command lines.
 	-w site_url	Base URL of the website (def: $SITE_URL)
@@ -414,7 +412,7 @@ function parse_command_line
 
     # parse command line
     #
-    while getopts :hv:VnNd:D:c:H:t:m:b:p:a:s:So:u:U:w:e:E: flag; do
+    while getopts :hv:VnNd:D:c:H:t:m:b:p:a:s:So:U:w:e:E: flag; do
       case "$flag" in
 	h) print_usage 1>&2
 	    exit 2
@@ -640,16 +638,6 @@ function parse_command_line
 	    #
 	    OUTPUT_TOOL+=("$OPTARG")
 	    ;;
-	u) REPO_TOP_URL="$OPTARG"
-	    B_OPTION+=("-u")
-	    B_OPTION+=("$REPO_TOP_URL")
-	    P_OPTION+=("-u")
-	    P_OPTION+=("$REPO_TOP_URL")
-	    A_OPTION+=("-u")
-	    A_OPTION+=("$REPO_TOP_URL")
-	    O_OPTION+=("-u")
-	    O_OPTION+=("$REPO_TOP_URL")
-	    ;;
 	U) URL="$OPTARG"
 	    B_OPTION+=("-U")
 	    B_OPTION+=("$URL")
diff --git a/bin/output-index-author.sh b/bin/output-index-author.sh
index 0d93cc326..6f80cd446 100755
--- a/bin/output-index-author.sh
+++ b/bin/output-index-author.sh
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.7.2 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.7.3 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export URL="#"
 # set usage message
 #
 export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
-			[-p tool] [-u repo_top_url] [-U url] [-w site_url] [-e string ..] [-E exitcode]
+			[-p tool] [-U url] [-w site_url] [-e string ..] [-E exitcode]
 			YYYY/dir
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
 
 	-p tool		run 'pandoc wrapper tool' (not pandoc path) during HTML phase number 21 (def: use $PANDOC_WRAPPER)
 
-	-u repo_top_url	Top level URL of target git repo (def: $REPO_TOP_URL)
 	-U url		URL of HTML file being formed (def: $URL)
 	-w site_url	Base URL of the website (def: $SITE_URL)
 
@@ -374,7 +373,7 @@ function output_location_code
 
 # parse command line
 #
-while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:u:U:w:e:E: flag; do
+while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:U:w:e:E: flag; do
   case "$flag" in
     h) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
 	exit 2
@@ -403,10 +402,6 @@ while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:u:U:w:e:E: flag; do
 	;;
     p) PANDOC_WRAPPER="$OPTARG"
 	;;
-    u) REPO_TOP_URL="$OPTARG"
-	# GitHub puts individual files under the "blob/master" sub-directory.
-	export REPO_URL="$REPO_TOP_URL/blob/master"
-	;;
     U) URL="$OPTARG"
 	;;
     w) SITE_URL="$OPTARG"
diff --git a/bin/output-index-inventory.sh b/bin/output-index-inventory.sh
index a12a3b5cb..bc23f84c2 100755
--- a/bin/output-index-inventory.sh
+++ b/bin/output-index-inventory.sh
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable '**' to match all files and zero or more directories
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.4.2 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.4.3 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export URL="#"
 # set usage message
 #
 export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
-			[-p tool] [-u repo_top_url] [-U url] [-w site_url] [-e string ..] [-E exitcode]
+			[-p tool] [-U url] [-w site_url] [-e string ..] [-E exitcode]
 			YYYY/dir
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
@@ -144,7 +144,6 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
 
 	-p tool		run 'pandoc wrapper tool' (not pandoc path) during HTML phase number 21 (def: use $PANDOC_WRAPPER)
 
-	-u repo_top_url	Top level URL of target git repo (def: $REPO_TOP_URL)
 	-U url		URL of HTML file being formed (def: $URL)
 	-w site_url	Base URL of the website (def: $SITE_URL)
 
@@ -172,7 +171,7 @@ export DO_NOT_PROCESS=
 
 # parse command line
 #
-while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:u:U:w:e:E: flag; do
+while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:U:w:e:E: flag; do
   case "$flag" in
     h) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
 	exit 2
@@ -201,10 +200,6 @@ while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:u:U:w:e:E: flag; do
 	;;
     p) PANDOC_WRAPPER="$OPTARG"
 	;;
-    u) REPO_TOP_URL="$OPTARG"
-	# GitHub puts individual files under the "blob/master" sub-directory.
-	export REPO_URL="$REPO_TOP_URL/blob/master"
-	;;
     U) URL="$OPTARG"
 	;;
     w) SITE_URL="$OPTARG"
diff --git a/bin/output-year-index.sh b/bin/output-year-index.sh
index 1bae3a4c9..8e15b819e 100755
--- a/bin/output-year-index.sh
+++ b/bin/output-year-index.sh
@@ -110,7 +110,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.4.3 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.4.4 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ export PANDOC_WRAPPER="bin/pandoc-wrapper.sh"
 # set usage message
 #
 export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-n] [-N]
-			[-p tool] [-u repo_top_url] [-U URL] [-w site_url] [-e string ..] [-E exitcode]
+			[-p tool] [-U URL] [-w site_url] [-e string ..] [-E exitcode]
 			YYYY [more_options]
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
@@ -152,7 +152,6 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-n] [-N]
 
 	-p tool		run 'pandoc wrapper tool' (not pandoc path) during HTML phase number 21 (def: use $PANDOC_WRAPPER)
 
-	-u repo_top_url	Top level URL of target git repo (def: $REPO_TOP_URL)
 	-U url		URL of HTML file being formed (def: $URL)
 	-w site_url	Base URL of the website (def: $SITE_URL)
 
@@ -296,7 +295,7 @@ export DO_NOT_PROCESS=
 
 # parse command line
 #
-while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:u:U:w:e:E: flag; do
+while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:U:w:e:E: flag; do
   case "$flag" in
     h) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
 	exit 2
@@ -325,10 +324,6 @@ while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:u:U:w:e:E: flag; do
 	;;
     p) PANDOC_WRAPPER="$OPTARG"
 	;;
-    u) REPO_TOP_URL="$OPTARG"
-	# GitHub puts individual files under the "blob/master" sub-directory.
-	export REPO_URL="$REPO_TOP_URL/blob/master"
-	;;
     U) URL="$OPTARG"
 	;;
     w) SITE_URL="$OPTARG"
diff --git a/bin/pandoc-wrapper.sh b/bin/pandoc-wrapper.sh
index f634389b1..88280e0d1 100755
--- a/bin/pandoc-wrapper.sh
+++ b/bin/pandoc-wrapper.sh
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.7.1 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.7.2 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -143,7 +143,7 @@ export REPO_URL="$REPO_TOP_URL/blob/master"
 # set usage message
 #
 export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-n] [-N]
-			[-p pandoc_tool] [-u repo_top_url] [-e string ..] [-E exitcode]
+			[-p pandoc_tool] [-e string ..] [-E exitcode]
 			file.md output.html
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
@@ -157,8 +157,6 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-n] [-N]
 
 	-p pandoc_tool	path to the pandoc tool (not the wrapper) (def: $PANDOC_TOOL)
 
-	-u repo_top_url	Top level URL of target git repo (def: $REPO_TOP_URL)
-
 	-e string	output string, followed by newline, to stderr (def: do not)
 	-E exitcode	force exit with exitcode (def: exit based on success or failure of the action)
 
@@ -187,7 +185,7 @@ export DO_NOT_PROCESS=
 
 # parse command line
 #
-while getopts :hv:Vd:nNp:u:e:E: flag; do
+while getopts :hv:Vd:nNp:e:E: flag; do
   case "$flag" in
     h) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
 	exit 2
@@ -205,10 +203,6 @@ while getopts :hv:Vd:nNp:u:e:E: flag; do
 	;;
     p) PANDOC_TOOL="$OPTARG"
 	;;
-    u) REPO_TOP_URL="$OPTARG"
-	# GitHub puts individual files under the "blob/master" sub-directory.
-	export REPO_URL="$REPO_TOP_URL/blob/master"
-	;;
     e) echo "$OPTARG" 1>&2
 	;;
     E) exit "$OPTARG"
diff --git a/bin/quick-readme2index.sh b/bin/quick-readme2index.sh
index 3b5ad5b2e..637da192c 100755
--- a/bin/quick-readme2index.sh
+++ b/bin/quick-readme2index.sh
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.1.6 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.1.7 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -137,7 +137,7 @@ declare -ag TOOL_OPTION
 # usage
 #
 export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
-			[-t tagline] [-T md2html.sh] [-p tool] [-u repo_top_url] [-w site_url]
+			[-t tagline] [-T md2html.sh] [-p tool] [-w site_url]
 			tool [more_options]
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
@@ -158,15 +158,13 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
 
 	-p tool		run 'pandoc wrapper tool' (not pandoc path) during HTML phase number 21 (def: use $PANDOC_WRAPPER)
 
-	-u repo_top_url	Top level URL of target git repo (def: $REPO_TOP_URL)
-			NOTE: The '-u repo_top_url' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
 	-w site_url	Base URL of the website (def: $SITE_URL)
 			NOTE: The '-w site_url' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
 
 	tool		the tool to run over all entries
 	[more_options]	additional tool command line options to use before the YYYY/dir argument
 
-NOTE: Any '-t tagline', '-T md2html.sh', '-p tool', '-u repo_top_url', '-w site_url'
+NOTE: Any '-t tagline', '-T md2html.sh', '-p tool', '-w site_url'
       are passed to the 'tool' at the beginning of the command line, and
       before any optional 'more_options' and before the final YYYY/dir argument.
 
@@ -185,7 +183,7 @@ $NAME version: $VERSION"
 
 # parse command line
 #
-while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:u:w: flag; do
+while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:w: flag; do
   case "$flag" in
     h) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
 	exit 2
@@ -242,10 +240,6 @@ while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:u:w: flag; do
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("-p")
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("$PANDOC_WRAPPER")
 	;;
-    u) REPO_TOP_URL="$OPTARG"
-	TOOL_OPTION+=("-u")
-	TOOL_OPTION+=("$REPO_TOP_URL")
-	;;
     w) SITE_URL="$OPTARG"
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("-w")
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("$SITE_URL")
diff --git a/bin/readme2index.sh b/bin/readme2index.sh
index 36e2c145f..229473d15 100755
--- a/bin/readme2index.sh
+++ b/bin/readme2index.sh
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.2.6 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.2.7 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -124,7 +124,7 @@ declare -ag TOOL_OPTION
 #
 export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
 			[-t tagline] [-T md2html.sh] [-p tool]
-			[-u repo_top_url] [-w site_url] [-e string ..] [-E exitcode]
+			[-w site_url] [-e string ..] [-E exitcode]
 			YYYY/dir
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
@@ -149,8 +149,6 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
 	-p .		skip HTML phase number 21 (def: do nothing during HTML phase number 21)
 			NOTE: The '-p tool' will be passed as leading options on the -b tool and -a tool command lines.
 
-	-u repo_top_url	Top level URL of target git repo (def: $REPO_TOP_URL)
-			NOTE: The '-u repo_top_url' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
 	-w site_url	Base URL of the website (def: $SITE_URL)
 			NOTE: The '-w site_url' is passed as leading options on tool command lines.
 
@@ -158,7 +156,7 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
 
 NOTE: The '-v level' is passed as initial command line options to the 'markdown to html tool' (md2html.sh).
       The 'tagline' is passed as '-t tagline' to the 'markdown to html tool' (md2html.sh), after the '-v level'.
-      Any '-T md2html.sh', '-p tool', '-P pandoc_opts', '-u repo_top_url', '-U top_url'
+      Any '-T md2html.sh', '-p tool', '-P pandoc_opts', '-U top_url'
       are passed to the 'markdown to html tool' (md2html.sh), and will be before any command line arguments.
 
 Exit codes:
@@ -176,7 +174,7 @@ $NAME version: $VERSION"
 
 # parse command line
 #
-while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:u:w: flag; do
+while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:w: flag; do
   case "$flag" in
     h) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
 	exit 2
@@ -235,10 +233,6 @@ while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNt:T:p:u:w: flag; do
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("-p")
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("$PANDOC_WRAPPER")
 	;;
-    u) REPO_TOP_URL="$OPTARG"
-	TOOL_OPTION+=("-u")
-	TOOL_OPTION+=("$REPO_TOP_URL")
-	;;
     w) SITE_URL="$OPTARG"
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("-w")
 	TOOL_OPTION+=("$SITE_URL")
diff --git a/bin/status2html.sh b/bin/status2html.sh
index 92390b4da..9421d0373 100755
--- a/bin/status2html.sh
+++ b/bin/status2html.sh
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.4.2 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.4.3 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export URL="#"
 # set usage message
 #
 export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
-			[-p tool] [-u repo_top_url] [-U url] [-w site_url] [-e string ..] [-E exitcode]
+			[-p tool] [-U url] [-w site_url] [-e string ..] [-E exitcode]
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
 	-v level	set verbosity level (def level: 0)
@@ -143,7 +143,6 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
 
 	-p tool		run 'pandoc wrapper tool' (not pandoc path) during HTML phase number 21 (def: use $PANDOC_WRAPPER)
 
-	-u repo_top_url	Top level URL of target git repo (def: $REPO_TOP_URL)
 	-U url		URL of HTML file being formed (def: $URL)
 	-w site_url	Base URL of the website (def: $SITE_URL)
 
@@ -171,7 +170,7 @@ export DO_NOT_PROCESS=
 
 # parse command line
 #
-while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:u:U:w:e:E: flag; do
+while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:U:w:e:E: flag; do
   case "$flag" in
     h) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
 	exit 2
@@ -200,10 +199,6 @@ while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:u:U:w:e:E: flag; do
 	;;
     p) PANDOC_WRAPPER="$OPTARG"
 	;;
-    u) REPO_TOP_URL="$OPTARG"
-	# GitHub puts individual files under the "blob/master" sub-directory.
-	export REPO_URL="$REPO_TOP_URL/blob/master"
-	;;
     U) URL="$OPTARG"
 	;;
     w) SITE_URL="$OPTARG"
diff --git a/bin/subst.default.sh b/bin/subst.default.sh
index 7228ad17d..03caaf9f5 100755
--- a/bin/subst.default.sh
+++ b/bin/subst.default.sh
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.3.1 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.3.2 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ export URL="#"
 # set usage message
 #
 export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
-			[-u repo_top_url] [-U url] [-w site_url] [-e string ..] [-E exitcode]
+			[-U url] [-w site_url] [-e string ..] [-E exitcode]
 			[ignored]
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
@@ -132,7 +132,6 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
 	-n		go thru the actions, but do not update any files (def: do the action)
 	-N		do not process file, just parse arguments and ignore the file (def: process the file)
 
-	-u repo_top_url	Top level URL of target git repo (def: $REPO_TOP_URL)
 	-U url		URL of HTML file being formed (def: $URL)
 	-w site_url	Base URL of the website (def: $SITE_URL)
 
@@ -159,7 +158,7 @@ export DO_NOT_PROCESS=
 
 # parse command line
 #
-while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNu:U:w:e:E: flag; do
+while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNU:w:e:E: flag; do
   case "$flag" in
     h) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
 	exit 2
@@ -186,10 +185,6 @@ while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNu:U:w:e:E: flag; do
 	;;
     N) DO_NOT_PROCESS="-N"
 	;;
-    u) REPO_TOP_URL="$OPTARG"
-	# GitHub puts individual files under the "blob/master" sub-directory.
-	export REPO_URL="$REPO_TOP_URL/blob/master"
-	;;
     U) URL="$OPTARG"
 	;;
     w) SITE_URL="$OPTARG"
diff --git a/bin/subst.entry-index.sh b/bin/subst.entry-index.sh
index 00b5d6df8..15404bc2c 100755
--- a/bin/subst.entry-index.sh
+++ b/bin/subst.entry-index.sh
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.3.4 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.3.5 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export SITE_URL="https://ioccc-src.github.io/temp-test-ioccc"
 # set usage message
 #
 export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-n] [-N]
-			[-u repo_top_url] [-U URL] [-w site_url] [-e string ..] [-E exitcode]
+			[-U URL] [-w site_url] [-e string ..] [-E exitcode]
 			YYYY/dir
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-n] [-N]
 	-n		go thru the actions, but do not update any files (def: do the action)
 	-N		do not process file, just parse arguments and ignore the file (def: process the file)
 
-	-u repo_top_url	Top level URL of target git repo (def: $REPO_TOP_URL)
 	-U url		URL of HTML file being formed (def: $URL)
 	-w site_url	Base URL of the website (def: $SITE_URL)
 
@@ -222,7 +221,7 @@ export DO_NOT_PROCESS=
 
 # parse command line
 #
-while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNu:U:w:e:E: flag; do
+while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNU:w:e:E: flag; do
   case "$flag" in
     h) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
 	exit 2
@@ -249,10 +248,6 @@ while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNu:U:w:e:E: flag; do
 	;;
     N) DO_NOT_PROCESS="-N"
 	;;
-    u) REPO_TOP_URL="$OPTARG"
-	# GitHub puts individual files under the "blob/master" sub-directory.
-	export REPO_URL="$REPO_TOP_URL/blob/master"
-	;;
     U) URL="$OPTARG"
 	;;
     w) SITE_URL="$OPTARG"
diff --git a/bin/subst.year-index.sh b/bin/subst.year-index.sh
index becdc2ff0..4a714a4dd 100755
--- a/bin/subst.year-index.sh
+++ b/bin/subst.year-index.sh
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.1.4 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.1.5 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -128,7 +128,7 @@ export SITE_URL="https://ioccc-src.github.io/temp-test-ioccc"
 # set usage message
 #
 export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-n] [-N]
-			[-u repo_top_url] [-U URL] [-w site_url] [-e string ..] [-E exitcode]
+			[-U URL] [-w site_url] [-e string ..] [-E exitcode]
 			YYYY
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
@@ -142,7 +142,6 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-n] [-N]
 	-n		go thru the actions, but do not update any files (def: do the action)
 	-N		do not process file, just parse arguments and ignore the file (def: process the file)
 
-	-u repo_top_url	Top level URL of target git repo (def: $REPO_TOP_URL)
 	-U url		URL of HTML file being formed (def: $URL)
 	-w site_url	Base URL of the website (def: $SITE_URL)
 
@@ -232,7 +231,7 @@ export DO_NOT_PROCESS=
 
 # parse command line
 #
-while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNu:U:w:e:E: flag; do
+while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNU:w:e:E: flag; do
   case "$flag" in
     h) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
 	exit 2
@@ -259,10 +258,6 @@ while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNu:U:w:e:E: flag; do
 	;;
     N) DO_NOT_PROCESS="-N"
 	;;
-    u) REPO_TOP_URL="$OPTARG"
-	# GitHub puts individual files under the "blob/master" sub-directory.
-	export REPO_URL="$REPO_TOP_URL/blob/master"
-	;;
     U) URL="$OPTARG"
 	;;
     w) SITE_URL="$OPTARG"
diff --git a/bin/tar-entry.sh b/bin/tar-entry.sh
index 0760e3304..b86052bd8 100755
--- a/bin/tar-entry.sh
+++ b/bin/tar-entry.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.3.9 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.3.10 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ fi
 # set usage message
 #
 export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
-			[-p tool] [-u repo_top_url] [-w site_url] [-W]
+			[-p tool] [-w site_url] [-W]
 			YYYY/dir
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
 
 	-p tool		This option is ignored
 
-	-u repo_top_url	This option is ignored
 	-w site_url	This option is ignored
 
 	-W		Warn if a file in the manifest is missing: (def: error if a file is missing)
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@ export EXIT_CODE="0"
 
 # parse command line
 #
-while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:u:U:w:W flag; do
+while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:U:w:W flag; do
   case "$flag" in
     h) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
 	exit 2
@@ -175,7 +174,6 @@ while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:u:U:w:W flag; do
     N) DO_NOT_PROCESS="-N"
 	;;
     p)  ;;
-    u)  ;;
     U)  ;;
     w)  ;;
     W) CAP_W_FLAG_FOUND="true"
diff --git a/bin/tar-year.sh b/bin/tar-year.sh
index 62dd154da..03c52d49a 100755
--- a/bin/tar-year.sh
+++ b/bin/tar-year.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 
-export VERSION="1.2.7 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.2.8 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ fi
 # set usage message
 #
 export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
-			[-p tool] [-u repo_top_url] [-w site_url] [-W]
+			[-p tool] [-w site_url] [-W]
 			YYYY
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
 
 	-p tool		This option is ignored
 
-	-u repo_top_url	This option is ignored
 	-w site_url	This option is ignored
 
 	-W		Warn if a file in the manifest is missing: (def: error if a file is missing)
@@ -157,7 +156,7 @@ export EXIT_CODE="0"
 
 # parse command line
 #
-while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:u:U:w:W flag; do
+while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:U:w:W flag; do
   case "$flag" in
     h) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
 	exit 2
@@ -175,7 +174,6 @@ while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:u:U:w:W flag; do
     N) DO_NOT_PROCESS="-N"
 	;;
     p)  ;;
-    u)  ;;
     U)  ;;
     w)  ;;
     W) CAP_W_FLAG_FOUND="true"
diff --git a/bin/untar-entry.sh b/bin/untar-entry.sh
index 163034de4..bba93fcfa 100755
--- a/bin/untar-entry.sh
+++ b/bin/untar-entry.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.0.3 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.0.4 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ fi
 # set usage message
 #
 export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
-			[-p tool] [-u repo_top_url] [-w site_url] [-W]
+			[-p tool] [-w site_url] [-W]
 			YYYY/dir
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
 
 	-p tool		This option is ignored
 
-	-u repo_top_url	This option is ignored
 	-w site_url	This option is ignored
 
 	-W		Warn if a file in the manifest is missing: (def: error if a file is missing)
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ export DO_NOT_PROCESS=
 
 # parse command line
 #
-while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:u:U:w:W flag; do
+while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:U:w:W flag; do
   case "$flag" in
     h) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
 	exit 2
@@ -174,7 +173,6 @@ while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:u:U:w:W flag; do
     N) DO_NOT_PROCESS="-N"
 	;;
     p)  ;;
-    u)  ;;
     U)  ;;
     w)  ;;
     W) CAP_W_FLAG_FOUND="true"
diff --git a/bin/untar-year.sh b/bin/untar-year.sh
index 55ad7ead9..f89904b51 100755
--- a/bin/untar-year.sh
+++ b/bin/untar-year.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.0.3 2024-07-28"
+export VERSION="1.0.4 2024-08-05"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ fi
 # set usage message
 #
 export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
-			[-p tool] [-u repo_top_url] [-w site_url] [-W]
+			[-p tool] [-w site_url] [-W]
 			YYYY
 
 	-h		print help message and exit
@@ -128,7 +128,6 @@ export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-V] [-d topdir] [-D docroot/] [-n] [-N]
 
 	-p tool		This option is ignored
 
-	-u repo_top_url	This option is ignored
 	-w site_url	This option is ignored
 
 	-W		Warn if a file in the manifest is missing: (def: error if a file is missing)
@@ -156,7 +155,7 @@ export DO_NOT_PROCESS=
 
 # parse command line
 #
-while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:u:U:w:W flag; do
+while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:U:w:W flag; do
   case "$flag" in
     h) echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
 	exit 2
@@ -174,7 +173,6 @@ while getopts :hv:Vd:D:nNp:u:U:w:W flag; do
     N) DO_NOT_PROCESS="-N"
 	;;
     p)  ;;
-    u)  ;;
     U)  ;;
     w)  ;;
     W) CAP_W_FLAG_FOUND="true"