diff --git a/tmp/README.md b/tmp/README.md
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@@ -325,6 +325,11 @@ then [check_path_list.sh](check_path_list.sh) will exit non-zero and
 print information about problems.
 
 
+### [echo.sh](echo.sh)
+
+Tool that simply echos it arguments: used to test [run_all.sh](run_all.sh).
+
+
 ### [example.author.json](example.author.json)
 
 This is a JSON file containing an example `author/author_handle.json` for a
diff --git a/tmp/echo.sh b/tmp/echo.sh
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--- /dev/null
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@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+#!/usr/bin/env bash
+#
+# echo.sh - echo arguments
+#
+# XXX - This is a temporary utility that will be removed when
+#	the .winner.json files are built
+
+echo "$@"
+exit 0