diff --git a/bin/all-run.sh b/bin/all-run.sh
index 6116e47b8..a4f5f8299 100755
--- a/bin/all-run.sh
+++ b/bin/all-run.sh
@@ -64,8 +64,8 @@
 # of bash between 4.2 and 5.1.7 might work.  However, to be safe, we will require
 # bash version 5.1.8 or later.
 #
-# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS homebrew bash we
-# often use it "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
+# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS Homebrew bash we
+# often use is "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
 # use often use is "version 5.1.8(1)-release" or later.  These versions are what
 # we initially tested.  We recommend you either upgrade bash or install a newer
 # version of bash and adjust your $PATH so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds a bash
@@ -73,16 +73,18 @@
 #
 # NOTE: The macOS shipped, as of 2024 March 15, a version of bash is something like
 #	bash "version 3.2.57(1)-release".  That macOS shipped version of bash
-#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install homebrew,
-#	(see https://brew.sh), and then install homebrew bash (/opt/homebrew/bin/bash),
-#	and then arrange your $PATH so that "/opt/homebrew/bin" is ahead of "/bin".
+#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install Homebrew,
+#	(see https://brew.sh), and then run "brew install bash" which will
+#	typically install it into /opt/homebrew/bin/bash, and then arrange your $PATH
+#	so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds "/opt/homebrew/bin" (or whatever the
+#	Homebrew bash is).
 #
 # NOTE: And while MacPorts might work, we noticed a number of subtle differences
 #	with some of their ported tools to suggest you might be better off
-#	with installing homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
+#	with installing Homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
 #	to the MacPorts team as they do a commendable job.  Nevertheless we ran
 #	into enough differences with MacPorts environments to suggest you
-#	might find a better experience with this tool under homebrew instead.
+#	might find a better experience with this tool under Homebrew instead.
 #
 if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -lt 5 ||
@@ -90,12 +92,13 @@ if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -eq 1 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[2]} -lt 8 ]]; then
     echo "$0: ERROR: bash version needs to be >= 5.1.8: $BASH_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Warning: bash version >= 4.2 might work but 5.1.8 was the minimum we tested" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install homebrew (see https://brew.sh)," \
-	 "then install homebrew bash (brew install bash), and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
-	 "finds the homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install Homebrew (see https://brew.sh), then run" \
+	 ""brew install bash" and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
+	 "finds the Homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
+
 # setup bash file matching
 #
 # We must declare arrays with -ag or -Ag, and we need loops to "export" modified variables.
diff --git a/bin/all-years.sh b/bin/all-years.sh
index c6b89ba98..824ec9f2e 100755
--- a/bin/all-years.sh
+++ b/bin/all-years.sh
@@ -63,8 +63,8 @@
 # of bash between 4.2 and 5.1.7 might work.  However, to be safe, we will require
 # bash version 5.1.8 or later.
 #
-# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS homebrew bash we
-# often use it "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
+# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS Homebrew bash we
+# often use is "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
 # use often use is "version 5.1.8(1)-release" or later.  These versions are what
 # we initially tested.  We recommend you either upgrade bash or install a newer
 # version of bash and adjust your $PATH so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds a bash
@@ -72,16 +72,18 @@
 #
 # NOTE: The macOS shipped, as of 2024 March 15, a version of bash is something like
 #	bash "version 3.2.57(1)-release".  That macOS shipped version of bash
-#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install homebrew,
-#	(see https://brew.sh), and then install homebrew bash (/opt/homebrew/bin/bash),
-#	and then arrange your $PATH so that "/opt/homebrew/bin" is ahead of "/bin".
+#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install Homebrew,
+#	(see https://brew.sh), and then run "brew install bash" which will
+#	typically install it into /opt/homebrew/bin/bash, and then arrange your $PATH
+#	so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds "/opt/homebrew/bin" (or whatever the
+#	Homebrew bash is).
 #
 # NOTE: And while MacPorts might work, we noticed a number of subtle differences
 #	with some of their ported tools to suggest you might be better off
-#	with installing homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
+#	with installing Homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
 #	to the MacPorts team as they do a commendable job.  Nevertheless we ran
 #	into enough differences with MacPorts environments to suggest you
-#	might find a better experience with this tool under homebrew instead.
+#	might find a better experience with this tool under Homebrew instead.
 #
 if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -lt 5 ||
@@ -89,9 +91,9 @@ if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -eq 1 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[2]} -lt 8 ]]; then
     echo "$0: ERROR: bash version needs to be >= 5.1.8: $BASH_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Warning: bash version >= 4.2 might work but 5.1.8 was the minimum we tested" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install homebrew (see https://brew.sh)," \
-	 "then install homebrew bash (brew install bash), and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
-	 "finds the homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install Homebrew (see https://brew.sh), then run" \
+	 ""brew install bash" and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
+	 "finds the Homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
diff --git a/bin/chk-entry.sh b/bin/chk-entry.sh
index 8224b5fc1..65e25c3e4 100755
--- a/bin/chk-entry.sh
+++ b/bin/chk-entry.sh
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 # of bash between 4.2 and 5.1.7 might work.  However, to be safe, we will require
 # bash version 5.1.8 or later.
 #
-# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS homebrew bash we
-# often use it "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
+# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS Homebrew bash we
+# often use is "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
 # use often use is "version 5.1.8(1)-release" or later.  These versions are what
 # we initially tested.  We recommend you either upgrade bash or install a newer
 # version of bash and adjust your $PATH so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds a bash
@@ -44,16 +44,18 @@
 #
 # NOTE: The macOS shipped, as of 2024 March 15, a version of bash is something like
 #	bash "version 3.2.57(1)-release".  That macOS shipped version of bash
-#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install homebrew,
-#	(see https://brew.sh), and then install homebrew bash (/opt/homebrew/bin/bash),
-#	and then arrange your $PATH so that "/opt/homebrew/bin" is ahead of "/bin".
+#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install Homebrew,
+#	(see https://brew.sh), and then run "brew install bash" which will
+#	typically install it into /opt/homebrew/bin/bash, and then arrange your $PATH
+#	so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds "/opt/homebrew/bin" (or whatever the
+#	Homebrew bash is).
 #
 # NOTE: And while MacPorts might work, we noticed a number of subtle differences
 #	with some of their ported tools to suggest you might be better off
-#	with installing homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
+#	with installing Homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
 #	to the MacPorts team as they do a commendable job.  Nevertheless we ran
 #	into enough differences with MacPorts environments to suggest you
-#	might find a better experience with this tool under homebrew instead.
+#	might find a better experience with this tool under Homebrew instead.
 #
 if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -lt 5 ||
@@ -61,9 +63,9 @@ if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -eq 1 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[2]} -lt 8 ]]; then
     echo "$0: ERROR: bash version needs to be >= 5.1.8: $BASH_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Warning: bash version >= 4.2 might work but 5.1.8 was the minimum we tested" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install homebrew (see https://brew.sh)," \
-	 "then install homebrew bash (brew install bash), and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
-	 "finds the homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install Homebrew (see https://brew.sh), then run" \
+	 ""brew install bash" and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
+	 "finds the Homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
diff --git a/bin/gen-authors.sh b/bin/gen-authors.sh
index 8a092b893..3b311f04c 100755
--- a/bin/gen-authors.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-authors.sh
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 # of bash between 4.2 and 5.1.7 might work.  However, to be safe, we will require
 # bash version 5.1.8 or later.
 #
-# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS homebrew bash we
-# often use it "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
+# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS Homebrew bash we
+# often use is "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
 # use often use is "version 5.1.8(1)-release" or later.  These versions are what
 # we initially tested.  We recommend you either upgrade bash or install a newer
 # version of bash and adjust your $PATH so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds a bash
@@ -44,16 +44,18 @@
 #
 # NOTE: The macOS shipped, as of 2024 March 15, a version of bash is something like
 #	bash "version 3.2.57(1)-release".  That macOS shipped version of bash
-#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install homebrew,
-#	(see https://brew.sh), and then install homebrew bash (/opt/homebrew/bin/bash),
-#	and then arrange your $PATH so that "/opt/homebrew/bin" is ahead of "/bin".
+#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install Homebrew,
+#	(see https://brew.sh), and then run "brew install bash" which will
+#	typically install it into /opt/homebrew/bin/bash, and then arrange your $PATH
+#	so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds "/opt/homebrew/bin" (or whatever the
+#	Homebrew bash is).
 #
 # NOTE: And while MacPorts might work, we noticed a number of subtle differences
 #	with some of their ported tools to suggest you might be better off
-#	with installing homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
+#	with installing Homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
 #	to the MacPorts team as they do a commendable job.  Nevertheless we ran
 #	into enough differences with MacPorts environments to suggest you
-#	might find a better experience with this tool under homebrew instead.
+#	might find a better experience with this tool under Homebrew instead.
 #
 if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -lt 5 ||
@@ -61,9 +63,9 @@ if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -eq 1 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[2]} -lt 8 ]]; then
     echo "$0: ERROR: bash version needs to be >= 5.1.8: $BASH_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Warning: bash version >= 4.2 might work but 5.1.8 was the minimum we tested" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install homebrew (see https://brew.sh)," \
-	 "then install homebrew bash (brew install bash), and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
-	 "finds the homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install Homebrew (see https://brew.sh), then run" \
+	 ""brew install bash" and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
+	 "finds the Homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
diff --git a/bin/gen-location.sh b/bin/gen-location.sh
index 88c10b54e..f9123fdd9 100755
--- a/bin/gen-location.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-location.sh
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 # of bash between 4.2 and 5.1.7 might work.  However, to be safe, we will require
 # bash version 5.1.8 or later.
 #
-# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS homebrew bash we
-# often use it "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
+# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS Homebrew bash we
+# often use is "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
 # use often use is "version 5.1.8(1)-release" or later.  These versions are what
 # we initially tested.  We recommend you either upgrade bash or install a newer
 # version of bash and adjust your $PATH so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds a bash
@@ -44,16 +44,18 @@
 #
 # NOTE: The macOS shipped, as of 2024 March 15, a version of bash is something like
 #	bash "version 3.2.57(1)-release".  That macOS shipped version of bash
-#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install homebrew,
-#	(see https://brew.sh), and then install homebrew bash (/opt/homebrew/bin/bash),
-#	and then arrange your $PATH so that "/opt/homebrew/bin" is ahead of "/bin".
+#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install Homebrew,
+#	(see https://brew.sh), and then run "brew install bash" which will
+#	typically install it into /opt/homebrew/bin/bash, and then arrange your $PATH
+#	so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds "/opt/homebrew/bin" (or whatever the
+#	Homebrew bash is).
 #
 # NOTE: And while MacPorts might work, we noticed a number of subtle differences
 #	with some of their ported tools to suggest you might be better off
-#	with installing homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
+#	with installing Homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
 #	to the MacPorts team as they do a commendable job.  Nevertheless we ran
 #	into enough differences with MacPorts environments to suggest you
-#	might find a better experience with this tool under homebrew instead.
+#	might find a better experience with this tool under Homebrew instead.
 #
 if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -lt 5 ||
@@ -61,12 +63,13 @@ if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -eq 1 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[2]} -lt 8 ]]; then
     echo "$0: ERROR: bash version needs to be >= 5.1.8: $BASH_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Warning: bash version >= 4.2 might work but 5.1.8 was the minimum we tested" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install homebrew (see https://brew.sh)," \
-	 "then install homebrew bash (brew install bash), and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
-	 "finds the homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install Homebrew (see https://brew.sh), then run" \
+	 ""brew install bash" and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
+	 "finds the Homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
+
 # setup bash file matching
 #
 # We must declare arrays with -ag or -Ag, and we need loops to "export" modified variables.
diff --git a/bin/gen-other-html.sh b/bin/gen-other-html.sh
index 98e619aa5..a75fc96c2 100755
--- a/bin/gen-other-html.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-other-html.sh
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 # of bash between 4.2 and 5.1.7 might work.  However, to be safe, we will require
 # bash version 5.1.8 or later.
 #
-# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS homebrew bash we
-# often use it "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
+# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS Homebrew bash we
+# often use is "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
 # use often use is "version 5.1.8(1)-release" or later.  These versions are what
 # we initially tested.  We recommend you either upgrade bash or install a newer
 # version of bash and adjust your $PATH so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds a bash
@@ -44,16 +44,18 @@
 #
 # NOTE: The macOS shipped, as of 2024 March 15, a version of bash is something like
 #	bash "version 3.2.57(1)-release".  That macOS shipped version of bash
-#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install homebrew,
-#	(see https://brew.sh), and then install homebrew bash (/opt/homebrew/bin/bash),
-#	and then arrange your $PATH so that "/opt/homebrew/bin" is ahead of "/bin".
+#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install Homebrew,
+#	(see https://brew.sh), and then run "brew install bash" which will
+#	typically install it into /opt/homebrew/bin/bash, and then arrange your $PATH
+#	so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds "/opt/homebrew/bin" (or whatever the
+#	Homebrew bash is).
 #
 # NOTE: And while MacPorts might work, we noticed a number of subtle differences
 #	with some of their ported tools to suggest you might be better off
-#	with installing homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
+#	with installing Homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
 #	to the MacPorts team as they do a commendable job.  Nevertheless we ran
 #	into enough differences with MacPorts environments to suggest you
-#	might find a better experience with this tool under homebrew instead.
+#	might find a better experience with this tool under Homebrew instead.
 #
 if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -lt 5 ||
@@ -61,12 +63,13 @@ if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -eq 1 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[2]} -lt 8 ]]; then
     echo "$0: ERROR: bash version needs to be >= 5.1.8: $BASH_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Warning: bash version >= 4.2 might work but 5.1.8 was the minimum we tested" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install homebrew (see https://brew.sh)," \
-	 "then install homebrew bash (brew install bash), and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
-	 "finds the homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install Homebrew (see https://brew.sh), then run" \
+	 ""brew install bash" and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
+	 "finds the Homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
+
 # setup bash file matching
 #
 # We must declare arrays with -ag or -Ag, and we need loops to "export" modified variables.
diff --git a/bin/gen-sitemap.sh b/bin/gen-sitemap.sh
index fc3a52295..3894daa7f 100755
--- a/bin/gen-sitemap.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-sitemap.sh
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 # of bash between 4.2 and 5.1.7 might work.  However, to be safe, we will require
 # bash version 5.1.8 or later.
 #
-# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS homebrew bash we
-# often use it "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
+# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS Homebrew bash we
+# often use is "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
 # use often use is "version 5.1.8(1)-release" or later.  These versions are what
 # we initially tested.  We recommend you either upgrade bash or install a newer
 # version of bash and adjust your $PATH so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds a bash
@@ -44,16 +44,18 @@
 #
 # NOTE: The macOS shipped, as of 2024 March 15, a version of bash is something like
 #	bash "version 3.2.57(1)-release".  That macOS shipped version of bash
-#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install homebrew,
-#	(see https://brew.sh), and then install homebrew bash (/opt/homebrew/bin/bash),
-#	and then arrange your $PATH so that "/opt/homebrew/bin" is ahead of "/bin".
+#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install Homebrew,
+#	(see https://brew.sh), and then run "brew install bash" which will
+#	typically install it into /opt/homebrew/bin/bash, and then arrange your $PATH
+#	so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds "/opt/homebrew/bin" (or whatever the
+#	Homebrew bash is).
 #
 # NOTE: And while MacPorts might work, we noticed a number of subtle differences
 #	with some of their ported tools to suggest you might be better off
-#	with installing homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
+#	with installing Homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
 #	to the MacPorts team as they do a commendable job.  Nevertheless we ran
 #	into enough differences with MacPorts environments to suggest you
-#	might find a better experience with this tool under homebrew instead.
+#	might find a better experience with this tool under Homebrew instead.
 #
 if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -lt 5 ||
@@ -61,12 +63,13 @@ if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -eq 1 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[2]} -lt 8 ]]; then
     echo "$0: ERROR: bash version needs to be >= 5.1.8: $BASH_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Warning: bash version >= 4.2 might work but 5.1.8 was the minimum we tested" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install homebrew (see https://brew.sh)," \
-	 "then install homebrew bash (brew install bash), and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
-	 "finds the homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install Homebrew (see https://brew.sh), then run" \
+	 ""brew install bash" and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
+	 "finds the Homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
+
 # setup bash file matching
 #
 # We must declare arrays with -ag or -Ag, and we need loops to "export" modified variables.
diff --git a/bin/gen-status.sh b/bin/gen-status.sh
index 3ec016d69..d26fb2461 100755
--- a/bin/gen-status.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-status.sh
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 # of bash between 4.2 and 5.1.7 might work.  However, to be safe, we will require
 # bash version 5.1.8 or later.
 #
-# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS homebrew bash we
-# often use it "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
+# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS Homebrew bash we
+# often use is "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
 # use often use is "version 5.1.8(1)-release" or later.  These versions are what
 # we initially tested.  We recommend you either upgrade bash or install a newer
 # version of bash and adjust your $PATH so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds a bash
@@ -44,16 +44,18 @@
 #
 # NOTE: The macOS shipped, as of 2024 March 15, a version of bash is something like
 #	bash "version 3.2.57(1)-release".  That macOS shipped version of bash
-#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install homebrew,
-#	(see https://brew.sh), and then install homebrew bash (/opt/homebrew/bin/bash),
-#	and then arrange your $PATH so that "/opt/homebrew/bin" is ahead of "/bin".
+#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install Homebrew,
+#	(see https://brew.sh), and then run "brew install bash" which will
+#	typically install it into /opt/homebrew/bin/bash, and then arrange your $PATH
+#	so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds "/opt/homebrew/bin" (or whatever the
+#	Homebrew bash is).
 #
 # NOTE: And while MacPorts might work, we noticed a number of subtle differences
 #	with some of their ported tools to suggest you might be better off
-#	with installing homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
+#	with installing Homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
 #	to the MacPorts team as they do a commendable job.  Nevertheless we ran
 #	into enough differences with MacPorts environments to suggest you
-#	might find a better experience with this tool under homebrew instead.
+#	might find a better experience with this tool under Homebrew instead.
 #
 if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -lt 5 ||
@@ -61,12 +63,13 @@ if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -eq 1 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[2]} -lt 8 ]]; then
     echo "$0: ERROR: bash version needs to be >= 5.1.8: $BASH_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Warning: bash version >= 4.2 might work but 5.1.8 was the minimum we tested" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install homebrew (see https://brew.sh)," \
-	 "then install homebrew bash (brew install bash), and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
-	 "finds the homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install Homebrew (see https://brew.sh), then run" \
+	 ""brew install bash" and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
+	 "finds the Homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
+
 # setup bash file matching
 #
 # We must declare arrays with -ag or -Ag, and we need loops to "export" modified variables.
diff --git a/bin/gen-top-html.sh b/bin/gen-top-html.sh
index 7c94f7eab..6e557a7bb 100755
--- a/bin/gen-top-html.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-top-html.sh
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
 # of bash between 4.2 and 5.1.7 might work.  However, to be safe, we will require
 # bash version 5.1.8 or later.
 #
-# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS homebrew bash we
-# often use it "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
+# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS Homebrew bash we
+# often use is "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
 # use often use is "version 5.1.8(1)-release" or later.  These versions are what
 # we initially tested.  We recommend you either upgrade bash or install a newer
 # version of bash and adjust your $PATH so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds a bash
@@ -48,16 +48,18 @@
 #
 # NOTE: The macOS shipped, as of 2024 March 15, a version of bash is something like
 #	bash "version 3.2.57(1)-release".  That macOS shipped version of bash
-#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install homebrew,
-#	(see https://brew.sh), and then install homebrew bash (/opt/homebrew/bin/bash),
-#	and then arrange your $PATH so that "/opt/homebrew/bin" is ahead of "/bin".
+#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install Homebrew,
+#	(see https://brew.sh), and then run "brew install bash" which will
+#	typically install it into /opt/homebrew/bin/bash, and then arrange your $PATH
+#	so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds "/opt/homebrew/bin" (or whatever the
+#	Homebrew bash is).
 #
 # NOTE: And while MacPorts might work, we noticed a number of subtle differences
 #	with some of their ported tools to suggest you might be better off
-#	with installing homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
+#	with installing Homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
 #	to the MacPorts team as they do a commendable job.  Nevertheless we ran
 #	into enough differences with MacPorts environments to suggest you
-#	might find a better experience with this tool under homebrew instead.
+#	might find a better experience with this tool under Homebrew instead.
 #
 if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -lt 5 ||
@@ -65,9 +67,9 @@ if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -eq 1 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[2]} -lt 8 ]]; then
     echo "$0: ERROR: bash version needs to be >= 5.1.8: $BASH_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Warning: bash version >= 4.2 might work but 5.1.8 was the minimum we tested" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install homebrew (see https://brew.sh)," \
-	 "then install homebrew bash (brew install bash), and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
-	 "finds the homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install Homebrew (see https://brew.sh), then run" \
+	 ""brew install bash" and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
+	 "finds the Homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
diff --git a/bin/gen-year-index.sh b/bin/gen-year-index.sh
index 102228751..0821c0b0f 100755
--- a/bin/gen-year-index.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-year-index.sh
@@ -37,8 +37,8 @@
 # of bash between 4.2 and 5.1.7 might work.  However, to be safe, we will require
 # bash version 5.1.8 or later.
 #
-# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS homebrew bash we
-# often use it "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
+# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS Homebrew bash we
+# often use is "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
 # use often use is "version 5.1.8(1)-release" or later.  These versions are what
 # we initially tested.  We recommend you either upgrade bash or install a newer
 # version of bash and adjust your $PATH so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds a bash
@@ -46,16 +46,18 @@
 #
 # NOTE: The macOS shipped, as of 2024 March 15, a version of bash is something like
 #	bash "version 3.2.57(1)-release".  That macOS shipped version of bash
-#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install homebrew,
-#	(see https://brew.sh), and then install homebrew bash (/opt/homebrew/bin/bash),
-#	and then arrange your $PATH so that "/opt/homebrew/bin" is ahead of "/bin".
+#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install Homebrew,
+#	(see https://brew.sh), and then run "brew install bash" which will
+#	typically install it into /opt/homebrew/bin/bash, and then arrange your $PATH
+#	so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds "/opt/homebrew/bin" (or whatever the
+#	Homebrew bash is).
 #
 # NOTE: And while MacPorts might work, we noticed a number of subtle differences
 #	with some of their ported tools to suggest you might be better off
-#	with installing homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
+#	with installing Homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
 #	to the MacPorts team as they do a commendable job.  Nevertheless we ran
 #	into enough differences with MacPorts environments to suggest you
-#	might find a better experience with this tool under homebrew instead.
+#	might find a better experience with this tool under Homebrew instead.
 #
 if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -lt 5 ||
@@ -63,9 +65,9 @@ if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -eq 1 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[2]} -lt 8 ]]; then
     echo "$0: ERROR: bash version needs to be >= 5.1.8: $BASH_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Warning: bash version >= 4.2 might work but 5.1.8 was the minimum we tested" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install homebrew (see https://brew.sh)," \
-	 "then install homebrew bash (brew install bash), and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
-	 "finds the homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install Homebrew (see https://brew.sh), then run" \
+	 ""brew install bash" and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
+	 "finds the Homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
diff --git a/bin/gen-years.sh b/bin/gen-years.sh
index eefce8470..ab7a5880e 100755
--- a/bin/gen-years.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-years.sh
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 # of bash between 4.2 and 5.1.7 might work.  However, to be safe, we will require
 # bash version 5.1.8 or later.
 #
-# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS homebrew bash we
-# often use it "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
+# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS Homebrew bash we
+# often use is "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
 # use often use is "version 5.1.8(1)-release" or later.  These versions are what
 # we initially tested.  We recommend you either upgrade bash or install a newer
 # version of bash and adjust your $PATH so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds a bash
@@ -44,16 +44,18 @@
 #
 # NOTE: The macOS shipped, as of 2024 March 15, a version of bash is something like
 #	bash "version 3.2.57(1)-release".  That macOS shipped version of bash
-#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install homebrew,
-#	(see https://brew.sh), and then install homebrew bash (/opt/homebrew/bin/bash),
-#	and then arrange your $PATH so that "/opt/homebrew/bin" is ahead of "/bin".
+#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install Homebrew,
+#	(see https://brew.sh), and then run "brew install bash" which will
+#	typically install it into /opt/homebrew/bin/bash, and then arrange your $PATH
+#	so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds "/opt/homebrew/bin" (or whatever the
+#	Homebrew bash is).
 #
 # NOTE: And while MacPorts might work, we noticed a number of subtle differences
 #	with some of their ported tools to suggest you might be better off
-#	with installing homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
+#	with installing Homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
 #	to the MacPorts team as they do a commendable job.  Nevertheless we ran
 #	into enough differences with MacPorts environments to suggest you
-#	might find a better experience with this tool under homebrew instead.
+#	might find a better experience with this tool under Homebrew instead.
 #
 if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -lt 5 ||
@@ -61,9 +63,9 @@ if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -eq 1 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[2]} -lt 8 ]]; then
     echo "$0: ERROR: bash version needs to be >= 5.1.8: $BASH_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Warning: bash version >= 4.2 might work but 5.1.8 was the minimum we tested" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install homebrew (see https://brew.sh)," \
-	 "then install homebrew bash (brew install bash), and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
-	 "finds the homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install Homebrew (see https://brew.sh), then run" \
+	 ""brew install bash" and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
+	 "finds the Homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
diff --git a/bin/md2html.sh b/bin/md2html.sh
index cd4dbb502..b82026cff 100755
--- a/bin/md2html.sh
+++ b/bin/md2html.sh
@@ -87,8 +87,8 @@
 # of bash between 4.2 and 5.1.7 might work.  However, to be safe, we will require
 # bash version 5.1.8 or later.
 #
-# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS homebrew bash we
-# often use it "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
+# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS Homebrew bash we
+# often use is "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
 # use often use is "version 5.1.8(1)-release" or later.  These versions are what
 # we initially tested.  We recommend you either upgrade bash or install a newer
 # version of bash and adjust your $PATH so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds a bash
@@ -96,27 +96,28 @@
 #
 # NOTE: The macOS shipped, as of 2024 March 15, a version of bash is something like
 #	bash "version 3.2.57(1)-release".  That macOS shipped version of bash
-#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install homebrew,
-#	(see https://brew.sh), and then install homebrew bash (/opt/homebrew/bin/bash),
-#	and then arrange your $PATH so that "/opt/homebrew/bin" is ahead of "/bin".
+#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install Homebrew,
+#	(see https://brew.sh), and then run "brew install bash" which will
+#	typically install it into /opt/homebrew/bin/bash, and then arrange your $PATH
+#	so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds "/opt/homebrew/bin" (or whatever the
+#	Homebrew bash is).
 #
 # NOTE: And while MacPorts might work, we noticed a number of subtle differences
 #	with some of their ported tools to suggest you might be better off
-#	with installing homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
+#	with installing Homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
 #	to the MacPorts team as they do a commendable job.  Nevertheless we ran
 #	into enough differences with MacPorts environments to suggest you
-#	might find a better experience with this tool under homebrew instead.
+#	might find a better experience with this tool under Homebrew instead.
 #
 if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -lt 5 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -lt 1 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -eq 1 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[2]} -lt 8 ]]; then
-
     echo "$0: ERROR: bash version needs to be >= 5.1.8: $BASH_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Warning: bash version >= 4.2 might work but 5.1.8 was the minimum we tested" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install homebrew (see https://brew.sh)," \
-	 "then install homebrew bash (brew install bash), and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
-	 "finds the homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install Homebrew (see https://brew.sh), then run" \
+	 ""brew install bash" and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
+	 "finds the Homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
diff --git a/bin/output-index-author.sh b/bin/output-index-author.sh
index 2a02e3a13..15d689ab6 100755
--- a/bin/output-index-author.sh
+++ b/bin/output-index-author.sh
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
 # of bash between 4.2 and 5.1.7 might work.  However, to be safe, we will require
 # bash version 5.1.8 or later.
 #
-# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS homebrew bash we
-# often use it "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
+# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS Homebrew bash we
+# often use is "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
 # use often use is "version 5.1.8(1)-release" or later.  These versions are what
 # we initially tested.  We recommend you either upgrade bash or install a newer
 # version of bash and adjust your $PATH so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds a bash
@@ -50,27 +50,28 @@
 #
 # NOTE: The macOS shipped, as of 2024 March 15, a version of bash is something like
 #	bash "version 3.2.57(1)-release".  That macOS shipped version of bash
-#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install homebrew,
-#	(see https://brew.sh), and then install homebrew bash (/opt/homebrew/bin/bash),
-#	and then arrange your $PATH so that "/opt/homebrew/bin" is ahead of "/bin".
+#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install Homebrew,
+#	(see https://brew.sh), and then run "brew install bash" which will
+#	typically install it into /opt/homebrew/bin/bash, and then arrange your $PATH
+#	so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds "/opt/homebrew/bin" (or whatever the
+#	Homebrew bash is).
 #
 # NOTE: And while MacPorts might work, we noticed a number of subtle differences
 #	with some of their ported tools to suggest you might be better off
-#	with installing homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
+#	with installing Homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
 #	to the MacPorts team as they do a commendable job.  Nevertheless we ran
 #	into enough differences with MacPorts environments to suggest you
-#	might find a better experience with this tool under homebrew instead.
+#	might find a better experience with this tool under Homebrew instead.
 #
 if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -lt 5 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -lt 1 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -eq 1 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[2]} -lt 8 ]]; then
-
     echo "$0: ERROR: bash version needs to be >= 5.1.8: $BASH_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Warning: bash version >= 4.2 might work but 5.1.8 was the minimum we tested" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install homebrew (see https://brew.sh)," \
-	 "then install homebrew bash (brew install bash), and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
-	 "finds the homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install Homebrew (see https://brew.sh), then run" \
+	 ""brew install bash" and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
+	 "finds the Homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
diff --git a/bin/output-index-inventory.sh b/bin/output-index-inventory.sh
index 0d1b22591..2a31506d9 100755
--- a/bin/output-index-inventory.sh
+++ b/bin/output-index-inventory.sh
@@ -41,8 +41,8 @@
 # of bash between 4.2 and 5.1.7 might work.  However, to be safe, we will require
 # bash version 5.1.8 or later.
 #
-# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS homebrew bash we
-# often use it "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
+# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS Homebrew bash we
+# often use is "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
 # use often use is "version 5.1.8(1)-release" or later.  These versions are what
 # we initially tested.  We recommend you either upgrade bash or install a newer
 # version of bash and adjust your $PATH so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds a bash
@@ -50,27 +50,28 @@
 #
 # NOTE: The macOS shipped, as of 2024 March 15, a version of bash is something like
 #	bash "version 3.2.57(1)-release".  That macOS shipped version of bash
-#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install homebrew,
-#	(see https://brew.sh), and then install homebrew bash (/opt/homebrew/bin/bash),
-#	and then arrange your $PATH so that "/opt/homebrew/bin" is ahead of "/bin".
+#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install Homebrew,
+#	(see https://brew.sh), and then run "brew install bash" which will
+#	typically install it into /opt/homebrew/bin/bash, and then arrange your $PATH
+#	so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds "/opt/homebrew/bin" (or whatever the
+#	Homebrew bash is).
 #
 # NOTE: And while MacPorts might work, we noticed a number of subtle differences
 #	with some of their ported tools to suggest you might be better off
-#	with installing homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
+#	with installing Homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
 #	to the MacPorts team as they do a commendable job.  Nevertheless we ran
 #	into enough differences with MacPorts environments to suggest you
-#	might find a better experience with this tool under homebrew instead.
+#	might find a better experience with this tool under Homebrew instead.
 #
 if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -lt 5 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -lt 1 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -eq 1 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[2]} -lt 8 ]]; then
-
     echo "$0: ERROR: bash version needs to be >= 5.1.8: $BASH_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Warning: bash version >= 4.2 might work but 5.1.8 was the minimum we tested" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install homebrew (see https://brew.sh)," \
-	 "then install homebrew bash (brew install bash), and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
-	 "finds the homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install Homebrew (see https://brew.sh), then run" \
+	 ""brew install bash" and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
+	 "finds the Homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
diff --git a/bin/output-year-index.sh b/bin/output-year-index.sh
index edf873071..4e5143dfc 100755
--- a/bin/output-year-index.sh
+++ b/bin/output-year-index.sh
@@ -7,7 +7,7 @@
 #
 # It is usually invoked by:
 #
-#	-a bin/output-year-index.sh
+#	bin/output-year-index.sh
 #
 # Copyright (c) 2024 by Landon Curt Noll.  All Rights Reserved.
 #
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
 # of bash between 4.2 and 5.1.7 might work.  However, to be safe, we will require
 # bash version 5.1.8 or later.
 #
-# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS homebrew bash we
-# often use it "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
+# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS Homebrew bash we
+# often use is "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
 # use often use is "version 5.1.8(1)-release" or later.  These versions are what
 # we initially tested.  We recommend you either upgrade bash or install a newer
 # version of bash and adjust your $PATH so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds a bash
@@ -51,27 +51,28 @@
 #
 # NOTE: The macOS shipped, as of 2024 March 15, a version of bash is something like
 #	bash "version 3.2.57(1)-release".  That macOS shipped version of bash
-#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install homebrew,
-#	(see https://brew.sh), and then install homebrew bash (/opt/homebrew/bin/bash),
-#	and then arrange your $PATH so that "/opt/homebrew/bin" is ahead of "/bin".
+#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install Homebrew,
+#	(see https://brew.sh), and then run "brew install bash" which will
+#	typically install it into /opt/homebrew/bin/bash, and then arrange your $PATH
+#	so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds "/opt/homebrew/bin" (or whatever the
+#	Homebrew bash is).
 #
 # NOTE: And while MacPorts might work, we noticed a number of subtle differences
 #	with some of their ported tools to suggest you might be better off
-#	with installing homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
+#	with installing Homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
 #	to the MacPorts team as they do a commendable job.  Nevertheless we ran
 #	into enough differences with MacPorts environments to suggest you
-#	might find a better experience with this tool under homebrew instead.
+#	might find a better experience with this tool under Homebrew instead.
 #
 if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -lt 5 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -lt 1 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -eq 1 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[2]} -lt 8 ]]; then
-
     echo "$0: ERROR: bash version needs to be >= 5.1.8: $BASH_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Warning: bash version >= 4.2 might work but 5.1.8 was the minimum we tested" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install homebrew (see https://brew.sh)," \
-	 "then install homebrew bash (brew install bash), and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
-	 "finds the homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install Homebrew (see https://brew.sh), then run" \
+	 ""brew install bash" and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
+	 "finds the Homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
diff --git a/bin/pandoc-wrapper.sh b/bin/pandoc-wrapper.sh
index a82e40da9..131fa4159 100755
--- a/bin/pandoc-wrapper.sh
+++ b/bin/pandoc-wrapper.sh
@@ -42,8 +42,8 @@
 # of bash between 4.2 and 5.1.7 might work.  However, to be safe, we will require
 # bash version 5.1.8 or later.
 #
-# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS homebrew bash we
-# often use it "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
+# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS Homebrew bash we
+# often use is "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
 # use often use is "version 5.1.8(1)-release" or later.  These versions are what
 # we initially tested.  We recommend you either upgrade bash or install a newer
 # version of bash and adjust your $PATH so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds a bash
@@ -51,27 +51,28 @@
 #
 # NOTE: The macOS shipped, as of 2024 March 15, a version of bash is something like
 #	bash "version 3.2.57(1)-release".  That macOS shipped version of bash
-#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install homebrew,
-#	(see https://brew.sh), and then install homebrew bash (/opt/homebrew/bin/bash),
-#	and then arrange your $PATH so that "/opt/homebrew/bin" is ahead of "/bin".
+#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install Homebrew,
+#	(see https://brew.sh), and then run "brew install bash" which will
+#	typically install it into /opt/homebrew/bin/bash, and then arrange your $PATH
+#	so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds "/opt/homebrew/bin" (or whatever the
+#	Homebrew bash is).
 #
 # NOTE: And while MacPorts might work, we noticed a number of subtle differences
 #	with some of their ported tools to suggest you might be better off
-#	with installing homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
+#	with installing Homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
 #	to the MacPorts team as they do a commendable job.  Nevertheless we ran
 #	into enough differences with MacPorts environments to suggest you
-#	might find a better experience with this tool under homebrew instead.
+#	might find a better experience with this tool under Homebrew instead.
 #
 if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -lt 5 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -lt 1 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -eq 1 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[2]} -lt 8 ]]; then
-
     echo "$0: ERROR: bash version needs to be >= 5.1.8: $BASH_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Warning: bash version >= 4.2 might work but 5.1.8 was the minimum we tested" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install homebrew (see https://brew.sh)," \
-	 "then install homebrew bash (brew install bash), and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
-	 "finds the homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install Homebrew (see https://brew.sh), then run" \
+	 ""brew install bash" and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
+	 "finds the Homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
diff --git a/bin/quick-readme2index.sh b/bin/quick-readme2index.sh
index bc239f99b..17a8dd533 100755
--- a/bin/quick-readme2index.sh
+++ b/bin/quick-readme2index.sh
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
 # of bash between 4.2 and 5.1.7 might work.  However, to be safe, we will require
 # bash version 5.1.8 or later.
 #
-# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS homebrew bash we
-# often use it "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
+# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS Homebrew bash we
+# often use is "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
 # use often use is "version 5.1.8(1)-release" or later.  These versions are what
 # we initially tested.  We recommend you either upgrade bash or install a newer
 # version of bash and adjust your $PATH so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds a bash
@@ -53,27 +53,28 @@
 #
 # NOTE: The macOS shipped, as of 2024 March 15, a version of bash is something like
 #	bash "version 3.2.57(1)-release".  That macOS shipped version of bash
-#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install homebrew,
-#	(see https://brew.sh), and then install homebrew bash (/opt/homebrew/bin/bash),
-#	and then arrange your $PATH so that "/opt/homebrew/bin" is ahead of "/bin".
+#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install Homebrew,
+#	(see https://brew.sh), and then run "brew install bash" which will
+#	typically install it into /opt/homebrew/bin/bash, and then arrange your $PATH
+#	so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds "/opt/homebrew/bin" (or whatever the
+#	Homebrew bash is).
 #
 # NOTE: And while MacPorts might work, we noticed a number of subtle differences
 #	with some of their ported tools to suggest you might be better off
-#	with installing homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
+#	with installing Homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
 #	to the MacPorts team as they do a commendable job.  Nevertheless we ran
 #	into enough differences with MacPorts environments to suggest you
-#	might find a better experience with this tool under homebrew instead.
+#	might find a better experience with this tool under Homebrew instead.
 #
 if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -lt 5 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -lt 1 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -eq 1 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[2]} -lt 8 ]]; then
-
     echo "$0: ERROR: bash version needs to be >= 5.1.8: $BASH_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Warning: bash version >= 4.2 might work but 5.1.8 was the minimum we tested" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install homebrew (see https://brew.sh)," \
-	 "then install homebrew bash (brew install bash), and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
-	 "finds the homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install Homebrew (see https://brew.sh), then run" \
+	 ""brew install bash" and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
+	 "finds the Homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
diff --git a/bin/readme2index.sh b/bin/readme2index.sh
index ed3cb31c6..ef078db77 100755
--- a/bin/readme2index.sh
+++ b/bin/readme2index.sh
@@ -38,8 +38,8 @@
 # of bash between 4.2 and 5.1.7 might work.  However, to be safe, we will require
 # bash version 5.1.8 or later.
 #
-# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS homebrew bash we
-# often use it "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
+# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS Homebrew bash we
+# often use is "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
 # use often use is "version 5.1.8(1)-release" or later.  These versions are what
 # we initially tested.  We recommend you either upgrade bash or install a newer
 # version of bash and adjust your $PATH so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds a bash
@@ -47,27 +47,28 @@
 #
 # NOTE: The macOS shipped, as of 2024 March 15, a version of bash is something like
 #	bash "version 3.2.57(1)-release".  That macOS shipped version of bash
-#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install homebrew,
-#	(see https://brew.sh), and then install homebrew bash (/opt/homebrew/bin/bash),
-#	and then arrange your $PATH so that "/opt/homebrew/bin" is ahead of "/bin".
+#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install Homebrew,
+#	(see https://brew.sh), and then run "brew install bash" which will
+#	typically install it into /opt/homebrew/bin/bash, and then arrange your $PATH
+#	so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds "/opt/homebrew/bin" (or whatever the
+#	Homebrew bash is).
 #
 # NOTE: And while MacPorts might work, we noticed a number of subtle differences
 #	with some of their ported tools to suggest you might be better off
-#	with installing homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
+#	with installing Homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
 #	to the MacPorts team as they do a commendable job.  Nevertheless we ran
 #	into enough differences with MacPorts environments to suggest you
-#	might find a better experience with this tool under homebrew instead.
+#	might find a better experience with this tool under Homebrew instead.
 #
 if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -lt 5 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -lt 1 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -eq 1 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[2]} -lt 8 ]]; then
-
     echo "$0: ERROR: bash version needs to be >= 5.1.8: $BASH_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Warning: bash version >= 4.2 might work but 5.1.8 was the minimum we tested" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install homebrew (see https://brew.sh)," \
-	 "then install homebrew bash (brew install bash), and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
-	 "finds the homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install Homebrew (see https://brew.sh), then run" \
+	 ""brew install bash" and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
+	 "finds the Homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
diff --git a/bin/sort.gitignore.sh b/bin/sort.gitignore.sh
index ad05a2254..028010545 100755
--- a/bin/sort.gitignore.sh
+++ b/bin/sort.gitignore.sh
@@ -50,8 +50,8 @@
 # of bash between 4.2 and 5.1.7 might work.  However, to be safe, we will require
 # bash version 5.1.8 or later.
 #
-# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS homebrew bash we
-# often use it "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
+# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS Homebrew bash we
+# often use is "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
 # use often use is "version 5.1.8(1)-release" or later.  These versions are what
 # we initially tested.  We recommend you either upgrade bash or install a newer
 # version of bash and adjust your $PATH so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds a bash
@@ -59,30 +59,32 @@
 #
 # NOTE: The macOS shipped, as of 2024 March 15, a version of bash is something like
 #	bash "version 3.2.57(1)-release".  That macOS shipped version of bash
-#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install homebrew,
-#	(see https://brew.sh), and then install homebrew bash (/opt/homebrew/bin/bash),
-#	and then arrange your $PATH so that "/opt/homebrew/bin" is ahead of "/bin".
+#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install Homebrew,
+#	(see https://brew.sh), and then run "brew install bash" which will
+#	typically install it into /opt/homebrew/bin/bash, and then arrange your $PATH
+#	so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds "/opt/homebrew/bin" (or whatever the
+#	Homebrew bash is).
 #
 # NOTE: And while MacPorts might work, we noticed a number of subtle differences
 #	with some of their ported tools to suggest you might be better off
-#	with installing homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
+#	with installing Homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
 #	to the MacPorts team as they do a commendable job.  Nevertheless we ran
 #	into enough differences with MacPorts environments to suggest you
-#	might find a better experience with this tool under homebrew instead.
+#	might find a better experience with this tool under Homebrew instead.
 #
 if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -lt 5 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -lt 1 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -eq 1 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[2]} -lt 8 ]]; then
-
     echo "$0: ERROR: bash version needs to be >= 5.1.8: $BASH_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Warning: bash version >= 4.2 might work but 5.1.8 was the minimum we tested" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install homebrew (see https://brew.sh)," \
-	 "then install homebrew bash (brew install bash), and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
-	 "finds the homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install Homebrew (see https://brew.sh), then run" \
+	 ""brew install bash" and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
+	 "finds the Homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
+
 # setup bash file matching
 #
 # We must declare arrays with -ag or -Ag, and we need loops to "export" modified variables.
diff --git a/bin/status2html.sh b/bin/status2html.sh
index 03ef26bd4..ba546e6a1 100755
--- a/bin/status2html.sh
+++ b/bin/status2html.sh
@@ -39,8 +39,8 @@
 # of bash between 4.2 and 5.1.7 might work.  However, to be safe, we will require
 # bash version 5.1.8 or later.
 #
-# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS homebrew bash we
-# often use it "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
+# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS Homebrew bash we
+# often use is "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
 # use often use is "version 5.1.8(1)-release" or later.  These versions are what
 # we initially tested.  We recommend you either upgrade bash or install a newer
 # version of bash and adjust your $PATH so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds a bash
@@ -48,27 +48,28 @@
 #
 # NOTE: The macOS shipped, as of 2024 March 15, a version of bash is something like
 #	bash "version 3.2.57(1)-release".  That macOS shipped version of bash
-#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install homebrew,
-#	(see https://brew.sh), and then install homebrew bash (/opt/homebrew/bin/bash),
-#	and then arrange your $PATH so that "/opt/homebrew/bin" is ahead of "/bin".
+#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install Homebrew,
+#	(see https://brew.sh), and then run "brew install bash" which will
+#	typically install it into /opt/homebrew/bin/bash, and then arrange your $PATH
+#	so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds "/opt/homebrew/bin" (or whatever the
+#	Homebrew bash is).
 #
 # NOTE: And while MacPorts might work, we noticed a number of subtle differences
 #	with some of their ported tools to suggest you might be better off
-#	with installing homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
+#	with installing Homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
 #	to the MacPorts team as they do a commendable job.  Nevertheless we ran
 #	into enough differences with MacPorts environments to suggest you
-#	might find a better experience with this tool under homebrew instead.
+#	might find a better experience with this tool under Homebrew instead.
 #
 if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -lt 5 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -lt 1 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -eq 1 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[2]} -lt 8 ]]; then
-
     echo "$0: ERROR: bash version needs to be >= 5.1.8: $BASH_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Warning: bash version >= 4.2 might work but 5.1.8 was the minimum we tested" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install homebrew (see https://brew.sh)," \
-	 "then install homebrew bash (brew install bash), and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
-	 "finds the homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install Homebrew (see https://brew.sh), then run" \
+	 ""brew install bash" and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
+	 "finds the Homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
diff --git a/bin/subst.default.sh b/bin/subst.default.sh
index cc5a1cc37..64a8ca5c7 100755
--- a/bin/subst.default.sh
+++ b/bin/subst.default.sh
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
 # of bash between 4.2 and 5.1.7 might work.  However, to be safe, we will require
 # bash version 5.1.8 or later.
 #
-# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS homebrew bash we
-# often use it "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
+# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS Homebrew bash we
+# often use is "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
 # use often use is "version 5.1.8(1)-release" or later.  These versions are what
 # we initially tested.  We recommend you either upgrade bash or install a newer
 # version of bash and adjust your $PATH so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds a bash
@@ -53,27 +53,28 @@
 #
 # NOTE: The macOS shipped, as of 2024 March 15, a version of bash is something like
 #	bash "version 3.2.57(1)-release".  That macOS shipped version of bash
-#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install homebrew,
-#	(see https://brew.sh), and then install homebrew bash (/opt/homebrew/bin/bash),
-#	and then arrange your $PATH so that "/opt/homebrew/bin" is ahead of "/bin".
+#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install Homebrew,
+#	(see https://brew.sh), and then run "brew install bash" which will
+#	typically install it into /opt/homebrew/bin/bash, and then arrange your $PATH
+#	so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds "/opt/homebrew/bin" (or whatever the
+#	Homebrew bash is).
 #
 # NOTE: And while MacPorts might work, we noticed a number of subtle differences
 #	with some of their ported tools to suggest you might be better off
-#	with installing homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
+#	with installing Homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
 #	to the MacPorts team as they do a commendable job.  Nevertheless we ran
 #	into enough differences with MacPorts environments to suggest you
-#	might find a better experience with this tool under homebrew instead.
+#	might find a better experience with this tool under Homebrew instead.
 #
 if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -lt 5 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -lt 1 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -eq 1 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[2]} -lt 8 ]]; then
-
     echo "$0: ERROR: bash version needs to be >= 5.1.8: $BASH_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Warning: bash version >= 4.2 might work but 5.1.8 was the minimum we tested" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install homebrew (see https://brew.sh)," \
-	 "then install homebrew bash (brew install bash), and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
-	 "finds the homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install Homebrew (see https://brew.sh), then run" \
+	 ""brew install bash" and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
+	 "finds the Homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
diff --git a/bin/subst.entry-index.sh b/bin/subst.entry-index.sh
index 9c3d0fa40..94856647a 100755
--- a/bin/subst.entry-index.sh
+++ b/bin/subst.entry-index.sh
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
 # of bash between 4.2 and 5.1.7 might work.  However, to be safe, we will require
 # bash version 5.1.8 or later.
 #
-# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS homebrew bash we
-# often use it "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
+# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS Homebrew bash we
+# often use is "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
 # use often use is "version 5.1.8(1)-release" or later.  These versions are what
 # we initially tested.  We recommend you either upgrade bash or install a newer
 # version of bash and adjust your $PATH so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds a bash
@@ -53,27 +53,28 @@
 #
 # NOTE: The macOS shipped, as of 2024 March 15, a version of bash is something like
 #	bash "version 3.2.57(1)-release".  That macOS shipped version of bash
-#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install homebrew,
-#	(see https://brew.sh), and then install homebrew bash (/opt/homebrew/bin/bash),
-#	and then arrange your $PATH so that "/opt/homebrew/bin" is ahead of "/bin".
+#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install Homebrew,
+#	(see https://brew.sh), and then run "brew install bash" which will
+#	typically install it into /opt/homebrew/bin/bash, and then arrange your $PATH
+#	so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds "/opt/homebrew/bin" (or whatever the
+#	Homebrew bash is).
 #
 # NOTE: And while MacPorts might work, we noticed a number of subtle differences
 #	with some of their ported tools to suggest you might be better off
-#	with installing homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
+#	with installing Homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
 #	to the MacPorts team as they do a commendable job.  Nevertheless we ran
 #	into enough differences with MacPorts environments to suggest you
-#	might find a better experience with this tool under homebrew instead.
+#	might find a better experience with this tool under Homebrew instead.
 #
 if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -lt 5 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -lt 1 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -eq 1 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[2]} -lt 8 ]]; then
-
     echo "$0: ERROR: bash version needs to be >= 5.1.8: $BASH_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Warning: bash version >= 4.2 might work but 5.1.8 was the minimum we tested" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install homebrew (see https://brew.sh)," \
-	 "then install homebrew bash (brew install bash), and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
-	 "finds the homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install Homebrew (see https://brew.sh), then run" \
+	 ""brew install bash" and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
+	 "finds the Homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
diff --git a/bin/subst.year-index.sh b/bin/subst.year-index.sh
index 2118a9ee3..01382a5bb 100755
--- a/bin/subst.year-index.sh
+++ b/bin/subst.year-index.sh
@@ -44,8 +44,8 @@
 # of bash between 4.2 and 5.1.7 might work.  However, to be safe, we will require
 # bash version 5.1.8 or later.
 #
-# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS homebrew bash we
-# often use it "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
+# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS Homebrew bash we
+# often use is "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
 # use often use is "version 5.1.8(1)-release" or later.  These versions are what
 # we initially tested.  We recommend you either upgrade bash or install a newer
 # version of bash and adjust your $PATH so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds a bash
@@ -53,27 +53,28 @@
 #
 # NOTE: The macOS shipped, as of 2024 March 15, a version of bash is something like
 #	bash "version 3.2.57(1)-release".  That macOS shipped version of bash
-#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install homebrew,
-#	(see https://brew.sh), and then install homebrew bash (/opt/homebrew/bin/bash),
-#	and then arrange your $PATH so that "/opt/homebrew/bin" is ahead of "/bin".
+#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install Homebrew,
+#	(see https://brew.sh), and then run "brew install bash" which will
+#	typically install it into /opt/homebrew/bin/bash, and then arrange your $PATH
+#	so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds "/opt/homebrew/bin" (or whatever the
+#	Homebrew bash is).
 #
 # NOTE: And while MacPorts might work, we noticed a number of subtle differences
 #	with some of their ported tools to suggest you might be better off
-#	with installing homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
+#	with installing Homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
 #	to the MacPorts team as they do a commendable job.  Nevertheless we ran
 #	into enough differences with MacPorts environments to suggest you
-#	might find a better experience with this tool under homebrew instead.
+#	might find a better experience with this tool under Homebrew instead.
 #
 if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -lt 5 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -lt 1 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -eq 1 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[2]} -lt 8 ]]; then
-
     echo "$0: ERROR: bash version needs to be >= 5.1.8: $BASH_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Warning: bash version >= 4.2 might work but 5.1.8 was the minimum we tested" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install homebrew (see https://brew.sh)," \
-	 "then install homebrew bash (brew install bash), and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
-	 "finds the homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install Homebrew (see https://brew.sh), then run" \
+	 ""brew install bash" and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
+	 "finds the Homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
diff --git a/bin/tar-all.sh b/bin/tar-all.sh
index cecab4768..85058d356 100755
--- a/bin/tar-all.sh
+++ b/bin/tar-all.sh
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 # of bash between 4.2 and 5.1.7 might work.  However, to be safe, we will require
 # bash version 5.1.8 or later.
 #
-# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS homebrew bash we
-# often use it "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
+# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS Homebrew bash we
+# often use is "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
 # use often use is "version 5.1.8(1)-release" or later.  These versions are what
 # we initially tested.  We recommend you either upgrade bash or install a newer
 # version of bash and adjust your $PATH so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds a bash
@@ -44,27 +44,28 @@
 #
 # NOTE: The macOS shipped, as of 2024 March 15, a version of bash is something like
 #	bash "version 3.2.57(1)-release".  That macOS shipped version of bash
-#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install homebrew,
-#	(see https://brew.sh), and then install homebrew bash (/opt/homebrew/bin/bash),
-#	and then arrange your $PATH so that "/opt/homebrew/bin" is ahead of "/bin".
+#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install Homebrew,
+#	(see https://brew.sh), and then run "brew install bash" which will
+#	typically install it into /opt/homebrew/bin/bash, and then arrange your $PATH
+#	so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds "/opt/homebrew/bin" (or whatever the
+#	Homebrew bash is).
 #
 # NOTE: And while MacPorts might work, we noticed a number of subtle differences
 #	with some of their ported tools to suggest you might be better off
-#	with installing homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
+#	with installing Homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
 #	to the MacPorts team as they do a commendable job.  Nevertheless we ran
 #	into enough differences with MacPorts environments to suggest you
-#	might find a better experience with this tool under homebrew instead.
+#	might find a better experience with this tool under Homebrew instead.
 #
 if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -lt 5 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -lt 1 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -eq 1 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[2]} -lt 8 ]]; then
-
     echo "$0: ERROR: bash version needs to be >= 5.1.8: $BASH_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Warning: bash version >= 4.2 might work but 5.1.8 was the minimum we tested" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install homebrew (see https://brew.sh)," \
-	 "then install homebrew bash (brew install bash), and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
-	 "finds the homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install Homebrew (see https://brew.sh), then run" \
+	 ""brew install bash" and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
+	 "finds the Homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
diff --git a/bin/tar-entry.sh b/bin/tar-entry.sh
index 8a1a03c0f..11b85aa36 100755
--- a/bin/tar-entry.sh
+++ b/bin/tar-entry.sh
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 # of bash between 4.2 and 5.1.7 might work.  However, to be safe, we will require
 # bash version 5.1.8 or later.
 #
-# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS homebrew bash we
-# often use it "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
+# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS Homebrew bash we
+# often use is "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
 # use often use is "version 5.1.8(1)-release" or later.  These versions are what
 # we initially tested.  We recommend you either upgrade bash or install a newer
 # version of bash and adjust your $PATH so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds a bash
@@ -44,27 +44,28 @@
 #
 # NOTE: The macOS shipped, as of 2024 March 15, a version of bash is something like
 #	bash "version 3.2.57(1)-release".  That macOS shipped version of bash
-#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install homebrew,
-#	(see https://brew.sh), and then install homebrew bash (/opt/homebrew/bin/bash),
-#	and then arrange your $PATH so that "/opt/homebrew/bin" is ahead of "/bin".
+#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install Homebrew,
+#	(see https://brew.sh), and then run "brew install bash" which will
+#	typically install it into /opt/homebrew/bin/bash, and then arrange your $PATH
+#	so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds "/opt/homebrew/bin" (or whatever the
+#	Homebrew bash is).
 #
 # NOTE: And while MacPorts might work, we noticed a number of subtle differences
 #	with some of their ported tools to suggest you might be better off
-#	with installing homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
+#	with installing Homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
 #	to the MacPorts team as they do a commendable job.  Nevertheless we ran
 #	into enough differences with MacPorts environments to suggest you
-#	might find a better experience with this tool under homebrew instead.
+#	might find a better experience with this tool under Homebrew instead.
 #
 if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -lt 5 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -lt 1 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -eq 1 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[2]} -lt 8 ]]; then
-
     echo "$0: ERROR: bash version needs to be >= 5.1.8: $BASH_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Warning: bash version >= 4.2 might work but 5.1.8 was the minimum we tested" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install homebrew (see https://brew.sh)," \
-	 "then install homebrew bash (brew install bash), and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
-	 "finds the homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install Homebrew (see https://brew.sh), then run" \
+	 ""brew install bash" and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
+	 "finds the Homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi
 
diff --git a/bin/tar-year.sh b/bin/tar-year.sh
index 8bf580507..dbbf3968c 100755
--- a/bin/tar-year.sh
+++ b/bin/tar-year.sh
@@ -35,8 +35,8 @@
 # of bash between 4.2 and 5.1.7 might work.  However, to be safe, we will require
 # bash version 5.1.8 or later.
 #
-# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS homebrew bash we
-# often use it "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
+# WHY 5.1.8 and not 4.2?  This safely is done because macOS Homebrew bash we
+# often use is "version 5.2.26(1)-release" or later, and the RHEL Linux bash we
 # use often use is "version 5.1.8(1)-release" or later.  These versions are what
 # we initially tested.  We recommend you either upgrade bash or install a newer
 # version of bash and adjust your $PATH so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds a bash
@@ -44,27 +44,28 @@
 #
 # NOTE: The macOS shipped, as of 2024 March 15, a version of bash is something like
 #	bash "version 3.2.57(1)-release".  That macOS shipped version of bash
-#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install homebrew,
-#	(see https://brew.sh), and then install homebrew bash (/opt/homebrew/bin/bash),
-#	and then arrange your $PATH so that "/opt/homebrew/bin" is ahead of "/bin".
+#	will NOT work.  For users of macOS we recommend you install Homebrew,
+#	(see https://brew.sh), and then run "brew install bash" which will
+#	typically install it into /opt/homebrew/bin/bash, and then arrange your $PATH
+#	so that "/usr/bin/env bash" finds "/opt/homebrew/bin" (or whatever the
+#	Homebrew bash is).
 #
 # NOTE: And while MacPorts might work, we noticed a number of subtle differences
 #	with some of their ported tools to suggest you might be better off
-#	with installing homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
+#	with installing Homebrew (see https://brew.sh).  No disrespect is intended
 #	to the MacPorts team as they do a commendable job.  Nevertheless we ran
 #	into enough differences with MacPorts environments to suggest you
-#	might find a better experience with this tool under homebrew instead.
+#	might find a better experience with this tool under Homebrew instead.
 #
 if [[ -z ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -lt 5 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -lt 1 ||
 	 ${BASH_VERSINFO[0]} -eq 5 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[1]} -eq 1 && ${BASH_VERSINFO[2]} -lt 8 ]]; then
-
     echo "$0: ERROR: bash version needs to be >= 5.1.8: $BASH_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Warning: bash version >= 4.2 might work but 5.1.8 was the minimum we tested" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install homebrew (see https://brew.sh)," \
-	 "then install homebrew bash (brew install bash), and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
-	 "finds the homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: Notice: For macOS users: install Homebrew (see https://brew.sh), then run" \
+	 ""brew install bash" and then modify your \$PATH so that \"#!/usr/bin/env bash\"" \
+	 "finds the Homebrew installed (usually /opt/homebrew/bin/bash) version of bash" 1>&2
     exit 4
 fi