diff --git a/tmp/README.md b/tmp/README.md
index 8c8da6108..edec297bf 100644
--- a/tmp/README.md
+++ b/tmp/README.md
@@ -350,7 +350,7 @@ entries where the "created_by" (5th) field is non-null.  See
 This file is formed by the [fix_numbers_csv.sh](fix_numbers_csv.sh) tool.
 
 
-### [file_list.txt](file_list.txt)
+### [file_list.found.txt](file_list.found.txt)
 
 A list of files that exist, or should exist once the tools to generate certain files,
 such as the `index.html`, or the `.winner.json` files for each entry, are created.
@@ -413,7 +413,10 @@ rm -rf ../author ; ./gen_author_json.sh  author_handle.txt author.csv author_win
 
 ### [gen_file_list.sh](gen_file_list.sh)
 
-After doing a `make clobber` this tool updates, if needed, [file_list.txt](file_list.txt).
+The list of paths of files in winners.
+
+After doing a `make clobber` this tool updates, if needed,
+form [file_list.found.txt](file_list.found.txt).
 
 
 ### [manifest.numbers](manifest.numbers)
diff --git a/tmp/file_list.txt b/tmp/file_list.found.txt
similarity index 100%
rename from tmp/file_list.txt
rename to tmp/file_list.found.txt
diff --git a/tmp/gen_file_list.sh b/tmp/gen_file_list.sh
index 5b69373ab..acf628ae3 100755
--- a/tmp/gen_file_list.sh
+++ b/tmp/gen_file_list.sh
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 #!/usr/bin/env bash
 #
-# gen_file_list.sh - generate tmp/file_list.txt for entry directories under a year
+# gen_file_list.sh - generate tmp/file_list.found.txt for entry directories under a year
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2023 by Landon Curt Noll.  All Rights Reserved.
 #
@@ -122,7 +122,7 @@ fi
 # move to TOPDIR
 #
 cd "$TOPDIR" || echo "$0: ERROR: cd $TOPDIR failed, error code: $status" 1>&2 || exit 10
-export FILE_LIST="tmp/file_list.txt"
+export FILE_LIST="tmp/file_list.found.txt"
 
 # make clobber
 #
@@ -135,7 +135,7 @@ fi
 
 # find files under 4 character dirs
 #
-TMPFILE="tmp/tmp.file_list.txt.$$"
+TMPFILE="tmp/tmp.file_list.found.txt.$$"
 trap 'rm -f $TMPFILE; exit' 0 1 2 3 15
 find -- ???? -mindepth 2 -type f -print | sort -d > "$TMPFILE"
 if [[ ! -s $TMPFILE ]]; then