diff --git a/tmp/README.md b/tmp/README.md
index c9e1d10c4..e9b93caa3 100644
--- a/tmp/README.md
+++ b/tmp/README.md
@@ -336,6 +336,11 @@ the JSON member names found in
 [example.dot_winner.json](example.dot_winner.json).
 
 
+### [fake.gen_index.sh](fake.gen_index.sh)
+
+Generate a fake index.html for a given winner.
+
+
 ### [fix_manifest_csv.sh](fix_manifest_csv.sh)
 
 This tool will fix the [manifest.csv](manifest.csv) by
@@ -546,6 +551,11 @@ build and maintain the www.ioccc.org web site.
 Eventually a separate build-ioccc repo will hold these tools.
 
 
+### [run_all.sh](run_all.sh)
+
+A tool to run another tool over all winner directories.
+
+
 ### [winner_dir.txt](winner_dir.txt)
 
 A list of paths to winner directories that reside
diff --git a/tmp/fake.gen_index.sh b/tmp/fake.gen_index.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..95e6c33aa
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tmp/fake.gen_index.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,229 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# fake.gen_index.sh - generate a fake index.html file for an entry
+#
+# XXX - This is a temporary utility that will be replaced when
+#	the .winner.json files are built
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2023 by Landon Curt Noll.  All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and
+# its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
+# provided that the above copyright, this permission notice and text
+# this comment, and the disclaimer below appear in all of the following:
+#
+#       supporting documentation
+#       source copies
+#       source works derived from this source
+#       binaries derived from this source or from derived source
+#
+# LANDON CURT NOLL DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE,
+# INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO
+# EVENT SHALL LANDON CURT NOLL BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR
+# CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF
+# USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR
+# OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
+# PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+#
+# chongo (Landon Curt Noll, http://www.isthe.com/chongo/index.html) /\oo/\
+#
+# Share and enjoy! :-)
+
+# setup
+#
+export VERSION="1.0 2023-10-31"
+NAME=$(basename "$0"); export NAME
+#
+export V_FLAG=0
+export DOMAIN="ioccc-src.github.io"
+export DOCPATH="/temp-test-ioccc"
+export GITHUB_REPO="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc"
+export TOPDIR=".."
+
+# usage
+#
+export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-d www.domain.org] [-p /path/to/docroot] [-g github_url ] [-t topdir] year[/dir] [dir]
+
+	-h		print help message and exit
+	-v level	set verbosity level (def level: $V_FLAG)
+
+	-d www.domain.org	change domain (def: $DOMAIN)
+	-p /path/to/docroot	use path under domain to document root (def: $DOCPATH)
+	-g github_url		path to the GitHub repo (def: $GITHUB_REPO)
+	-t topdir		path to top of the local GitHub repo tree (def: $TOPDIR)
+
+	year[/dir]		path to winner directory (or just year if there is a path arg
+	[dir]			optional winner directory (1st arg is just year)
+
+Exit codes:
+     0	    all OK
+     2	    -h and help string printed or -V and version string printed
+     3	    command line error
+     4	    cannot find writiable winner directory
+ >= 10	    internal error
+
+$NAME version: $VERSION"
+
+# parse command line
+#
+while getopts :hv:d:p:g:t: flag; do
+  case "$flag" in
+    h) echo "$USAGE"
+	exit 2
+	;;
+    v) V_FLAG="$OPTARG"
+	;;
+    d) DOMAIN="$OPTARG"
+	;;
+    p) DOCPATH="$OPTARG"
+	;;
+    g) GITHUB_REPO="$OPTARG"
+	;;
+    t) TOPDIR="$OPTARG"
+	;;
+    \?) echo "$0: ERROR: invalid option: -$OPTARG" 1>&2
+	echo 1>&2
+	echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
+	exit 3
+	;;
+    :) echo "$0: ERROR: option -$OPTARG requires an argument" 1>&2
+	echo 1>&2
+	echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
+	exit 3
+	;;
+    *) echo "$0: ERROR: unexpected value from getopts: $flag" 1>&2
+	echo 1>&2
+	echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
+	exit 3
+	;;
+  esac
+done
+#
+# remove the options
+#
+shift $(( OPTIND - 1 ));
+#
+# verify arg count and parse args
+#
+export WINNER_PATH
+export YEAR
+export WINNER
+case "$#" in
+1) WINNER_PATH="$1"
+   YEAR="${WINNER_PATH%/*}"
+   WINNER="${WINNER_PATH#*/}"
+   ;;
+2) WINNER_PATH="$1/$2"
+   YEAR="$1"
+   WINNER="$2"
+   ;;
+*) echo "$0: ERROR: expected 1 or 2 args, found: $#" 1>&2
+   echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
+   exit 3
+   ;;
+esac
+export FULL_WINNER_PATH="$TOPDIR/$WINNER_PATH"
+
+# print running info if verbose
+#
+if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 5 ]]; then
+    echo "$0: debug[5]: V_FLAG=$V_FLAG" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[5]: DOMAIN=$DOMAIN" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[5]: DOCPATH=$DOCPATH" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[5]: GITHUB_REPO=$GITHUB_REPO" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[5]: TOPDIR=$TOPDIR" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[5]: WINNER_PATH=$WINNER_PATH" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[5]: YEAR=$YEAR" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[5]: WINNER=$WINNER" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[5]: WINNER_PATH=$WINNER_PATH" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[5]: FULL_WINNER_PATH=$FULL_WINNER_PATH" 1>&2
+fi
+
+# make is easier to process CSV files
+#
+IFS="$IFS,"
+
+# verify winner directory is writable
+#
+if [[ ! -e $FULL_WINNER_PATH ]]; then
+    echo  "$0: ERROR: FULL_WINNER_PATH does not exist: $FULL_WINNER_PATH" 1>&2
+    exit 4
+fi
+if [[ ! -d $FULL_WINNER_PATH ]]; then
+    echo  "$0: ERROR: FULL_WINNER_PATH is not a directory: $FULL_WINNER_PATH" 1>&2
+    exit 4
+fi
+if [[ ! -w $FULL_WINNER_PATH ]]; then
+    echo  "$0: ERROR: FULL_WINNER_PATH is not a writable directory: $FULL_WINNER_PATH" 1>&2
+    exit 4
+fi
+
+# build the index.html file
+#
+export INDEX_PATH="$FULL_WINNER_PATH/index.html"
+export TMP_FILE="$FULL_WINNER_PATH/tmp.$$.index.html"
+trap 'rm -f $TMP_FILE; exit' 0 1 2 3 15
+cat > "$TMP_FILE" << EOF
+<!-- DO NOT EDIT nor MODIFY THIS FILE !!! -->
+<!-- file: $WINNER_PATH/index.html created by: $NAME version: $VERSION -->
+<HTML>
+<HEAD>
+<META HTTP-EQUIV="Content-Type" CONTENT="text/html; charset=utf-8">
+<TITLE>$YEAR $WINNER</TITLE>
+<META name="description" content="IOCCC year: $YEAR IOCCC winner: $WINNER index page">
+<META name="keywords" content="IOCCC,$YEAR,$WINNER">
+</HEAD>
+
+<BODY>
+
+<FONT SIZE="7">$YEAR $WINNER</FONT>
+<BR>
+XXX - fake content until readme2index is working - XXX
+
+<HR SIZE="4" WIDTH="100%">
+
+<!-- Start WWW validator - v2.0 -->
+<P>
+<A HREF="http://validator.w3.org/check/referer">validate web page</A>
+</P>
+<!-- End WWW validator - v2.0 -->
+
+</BODY>
+</HTML>
+EOF
+
+# update index.html if needed
+#
+if ! cmp -s "$TMP_FILE" "$INDEX_PATH"; then
+
+    # replace index.html file
+    #
+    if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 1 ]]; then
+	echo "$0: debug[1]: updating $INDEX_PATH"
+    fi
+    if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 1 ]]; then
+	mv -f -v "$TMP_FILE" "$INDEX_PATH"
+	status="$?"
+    else
+	mv -f "$TMP_FILE" "$INDEX_PATH"
+	status="$?"
+    fi
+    if [[ $status -ne 0 ]]; then
+	echo "$0: ERROR: mv -f -v $TMP_FILE $INDEX_PATH failed, error: $status" 1>&2
+	exit 10
+    fi
+
+else
+
+    # index.html is OK, remove the tmp file
+    #
+    rm -f "$TMP_FILE"
+    if [[ -e $TMP_FILE ]]; then
+	echo "$0: ERROR: TMP_FILE cannot be removed for cleanup: $TMP_FILE" 1>&2
+	exit 11
+    fi
+fi
+
+# All Done!!! -- Jessica Noll, Age 2
+#
+exit 0
diff --git a/tmp/run_all.sh b/tmp/run_all.sh
new file mode 100755
index 000000000..36547167a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/tmp/run_all.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,213 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# run_all.sh - run a command for all winners
+#
+# XXX - This is a temporary utility that will be replaced when
+#	the .winner.json files are built
+#
+# Copyright (c) 2023 by Landon Curt Noll.  All Rights Reserved.
+#
+# Permission to use, copy, modify, and distribute this software and
+# its documentation for any purpose and without fee is hereby granted,
+# provided that the above copyright, this permission notice and text
+# this comment, and the disclaimer below appear in all of the following:
+#
+#       supporting documentation
+#       source copies
+#       source works derived from this source
+#       binaries derived from this source or from derived source
+#
+# LANDON CURT NOLL DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE,
+# INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO
+# EVENT SHALL LANDON CURT NOLL BE LIABLE FOR ANY SPECIAL, INDIRECT OR
+# CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF
+# USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR
+# OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR
+# PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
+#
+# chongo (Landon Curt Noll, http://www.isthe.com/chongo/index.html) /\oo/\
+#
+# Share and enjoy! :-)
+
+# setup
+#
+export VERSION="1.0 2023-10-31"
+NAME=$(basename "$0"); export NAME
+EXIT_CODE=0
+#
+export V_FLAG=0
+export DOMAIN="ioccc-src.github.io"
+export DOCPATH="/temp-test-ioccc"
+export GITHUB_REPO="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc"
+export TOPDIR=".."
+export WINNER_DIR_TXT="winner_dir.txt"
+
+# usage
+#
+export USAGE="usage: $0 [-h] [-v level] [-d www.domain.org] [-p /path/to/docroot] [-g github_url ] [-t topdir]
+    [-w winner_dir.txt]
+    tool
+
+	-h		print help message and exit
+	-v level	set verbosity level (def level: $V_FLAG)
+
+	-d www.domain.org	change domain (def: $DOMAIN)
+	-p /path/to/docroot	use path under domain to document root (def: $DOCPATH)
+	-g github_url		path to the GitHub repo (def: $GITHUB_REPO)
+	-t topdir		path to top of the local GitHub repo tree (def: $TOPDIR)
+
+	-w winner_dir.txt
+
+	tool			the tool to run over all winners
+
+Exit codes:
+     0	    all OK
+     2	    -h and help string printed or -V and version string printed
+     3	    command line error
+     4	    cannot find writable winner directory
+     5	    tool is not an executable file
+     6	    missing winner directory as found in winner_dir.txt
+     7	    a tool run faoled
+ >= 10	    internal error
+
+$NAME version: $VERSION"
+
+# parse command line
+#
+while getopts :hv:d:p:g:t:w: flag; do
+  case "$flag" in
+    h) echo "$USAGE"
+	exit 2
+	;;
+    v) V_FLAG="$OPTARG"
+	;;
+    d) DOMAIN="$OPTARG"
+    	;;
+    p) DOCPATH="$OPTARG"
+    	;;
+    g) GITHUB_REPO="$OPTARG"
+    	;;
+    t) TOPDIR="$OPTARG"
+    	;;
+    w) WINNER_DIR_TXT="$OPTARG"
+    	;;
+    \?) echo "$0: ERROR: invalid option: -$OPTARG" 1>&2
+	echo 1>&2
+	echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
+	exit 3
+	;;
+    :) echo "$0: ERROR: option -$OPTARG requires an argument" 1>&2
+	echo 1>&2
+	echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
+	exit 3
+	;;
+    *) echo "$0: ERROR: unexpected value from getopts: $flag" 1>&2
+	echo 1>&2
+	echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
+	exit 3
+	;;
+  esac
+done
+#
+# remove the options
+#
+shift $(( OPTIND - 1 ));
+#
+# verify arg count and parse args
+#
+export TOOL
+case "$#" in
+1) TOOL="$1"
+   ;;
+*) echo "$0: ERROR: expected 1 arg, found: $#" 1>&2
+   echo "$USAGE" 1>&2
+   exit 3
+   ;;
+esac
+
+# print running info if verbose
+#
+if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: V_FLAG=$V_FLAG" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: DOMAIN=$DOMAIN" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: DOCPATH=$DOCPATH" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: GITHUB_REPO=$GITHUB_REPO" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: TOPDIR=$TOPDIR" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: TOOL=$TOOL" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: WINNER_DIR_TXT=$WINNER_DIR_TXT" 1>&2
+fi
+
+# make is easier to process CSV files
+#
+IFS="$IFS,"
+
+# verify winner_dir.txt is readable
+#
+if [[ ! -e $WINNER_DIR_TXT ]]; then
+    echo  "$0: ERROR: WINNER_DIR_TXT does not exist: $WINNER_DIR_TXT" 1>&2
+    exit 4
+fi
+if [[ ! -f $WINNER_DIR_TXT ]]; then
+    echo  "$0: ERROR: WINNER_DIR_TXT is not a file: $WINNER_DIR_TXT" 1>&2
+    exit 4
+fi
+if [[ ! -r $WINNER_DIR_TXT ]]; then
+    echo  "$0: ERROR: WINNER_DIR_TXT is not a readable file: $WINNER_DIR_TXT" 1>&2
+    exit 4
+fi
+
+# verify tool is executable
+#
+if [[ ! -e $TOOL ]]; then
+    echo  "$0: ERROR: TOOL does not exist: $TOOL" 1>&2
+    exit 5
+fi
+if [[ ! -f $TOOL ]]; then
+    echo  "$0: ERROR: TOOL is not a file: $TOOL" 1>&2
+    exit 5
+fi
+if [[ ! -x $TOOL ]]; then
+    echo  "$0: ERROR: TOOL is not a executable file: $TOOL" 1>&2
+    exit 5
+fi
+
+# verify that the winner directories exist
+#
+for d in $(< "$WINNER_DIR_TXT"); do
+    dir="$TOPDIR/$d"
+    if [[ ! -e $dir ]]; then
+	echo  "$0: ERROR: winner directory does not exist: $dir" 1>&2
+	exit 6
+    fi
+    if [[ ! -d $dir ]]; then
+	echo  "$0: ERROR: not a directory: $dir" 1>&2
+	exit 6
+    fi
+    if [[ ! -x $dir ]]; then
+	echo  "$0: ERROR: not a writable directory: $dir" 1>&2
+	exit 6
+    fi
+done
+
+# process tool for each winner
+#
+for dir in $(< "$WINNER_DIR_TXT"); do
+    if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 1 ]]; then
+        echo "$0: debug[1]: $TOOL -d $DOMAIN -p $DOCPATH -g $GITHUB_REPO -t $TOPDIR -- $dir" 1>&2
+    fi
+    $TOOL -d "$DOMAIN" -p "$DOCPATH" -g "$GITHUB_REPO" -t "$TOPDIR" -- "$dir"
+    status="$?"
+    if [[ $status -ne 0 ]]; then
+        echo "$0: Warning: $TOOL -d $DOMAIN -p $DOCPATH -g $GITHUB_REPO -t $TOPDIR -- $dir exit code: $status" 1>&2
+	EXIT_CODE="7"
+    elif [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
+	echo "$0: debug[3]: success" 1>&2
+    fi
+done
+
+# All Done!!! -- Jessica Noll, Age 2
+#
+if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 1 ]]; then
+    echo "$0: debug[0]: about to exit $EXIT_CODE" 1>&2
+fi
+exit "$EXIT_CODE"