diff --git a/bin/all-run.sh b/bin/all-run.sh
index a4f5f8299..3d70cc03b 100755
--- a/bin/all-run.sh
+++ b/bin/all-run.sh
@@ -113,7 +113,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.3.1 2024-02-23"
+export VERSION="1.3.2 2024-02-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -420,11 +420,12 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NOOP=$NOOP" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DO_NOT_PROCESS=$DO_NOT_PROCESS" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: EXIT_CODE=$EXIT_CODE" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: TOOL=$TOOL" 1>&2
     for index in "${!TOOL_OPTION[@]}"; do
 	echo "$0: debug[3]: TOOL_OPTION[$index]=${TOOL_OPTION[$index]}" 1>&2
     done
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: TOOL=$TOOL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CD_FAILED=$CD_FAILED" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: TOP_FILE=$TOP_FILE" 1>&2
 fi
 
diff --git a/bin/all-years.sh b/bin/all-years.sh
index 824ec9f2e..cba825533 100755
--- a/bin/all-years.sh
+++ b/bin/all-years.sh
@@ -111,7 +111,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.0.1 2024-02-23"
+export VERSION="1.0.2 2024-02-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -410,7 +410,6 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: V_FLAG=$V_FLAG" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: GIT_TOOL=$GIT_TOOL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: TOPDIR=$TOPDIR" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: TOP_FILE=$TOP_FILE" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DOCROOT_SLASH=$DOCROOT_SLASH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: TAGLINE=$TAGLINE" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: MD2HTML_SH=$MD2HTML_SH" 1>&2
@@ -420,11 +419,13 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NOOP=$NOOP" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DO_NOT_PROCESS=$DO_NOT_PROCESS" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: EXIT_CODE=$EXIT_CODE" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: TOOL=$TOOL" 1>&2
     for index in "${!TOOL_OPTION[@]}"; do
 	echo "$0: debug[3]: TOOL_OPTION[$index]=${TOOL_OPTION[$index]}" 1>&2
     done
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: TOOL=$TOOL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CD_FAILED=$CD_FAILED" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: TOP_FILE=$TOP_FILE" 1>&2
 fi
 
 # -N stops early before any processing is performed
diff --git a/bin/chk-entry.sh b/bin/chk-entry.sh
index 65e25c3e4..be8b89ceb 100755
--- a/bin/chk-entry.sh
+++ b/bin/chk-entry.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.1.3 2024-03-18"
+export VERSION="1.1.4 2024-03-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -308,6 +308,7 @@ if [[ ! -s $DOT_PATH ]]; then
     exit 7
 fi
 DOT_PATH_CONTENT=$(< "$DOT_PATH")
+export DOT_PATH_CONTENT
 if [[ $ENTRY_PATH != "$DOT_PATH_CONTENT" ]]; then
     echo "$0: ERROR: arg: $ENTRY_PATH does not match $DOT_PATH contents: $DOT_PATH_CONTENT" 1>&2
     exit 7
@@ -328,7 +329,7 @@ fi
 
 # verify we have our awk tool
 #
-FILELIST_ENTRY_JSON_AWK="$BIN_DIR/filelist.entry.json.awk"
+export FILELIST_ENTRY_JSON_AWK="$BIN_DIR/filelist.entry.json.awk"
 if [[ ! -e $FILELIST_ENTRY_JSON_AWK ]]; then
     echo "$0: ERROR: filelist.entry.json.awk  does not exist: $FILELIST_ENTRY_JSON_AWK" 1>&2
     exit 5
@@ -357,16 +358,19 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_URL=$REPO_URL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NOOP=$NOOP" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DO_NOT_PROCESS=$DO_NOT_PROCESS" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_PATH=$ENTRY_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: EXIT_CODE=$EXIT_CODE" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_PATH=$ENTRY_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CD_FAILED=$CD_FAILED" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: BIN_PATH=$BIN_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: BIN_DIR=$BIN_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: YEAR_DIR=$YEAR_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_DIR=$ENTRY_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_ID=$ENTRY_ID" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DOT_YEAR=$DOT_YEAR" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: YYYY_DIR=$YYYY_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DOT_PATH=$DOT_PATH" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: DOT_PATH_CONTENT=$DOT_PATH_CONTENT" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_JSON=$ENTRY_JSON" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: FILELIST_ENTRY_JSON_AWK=$FILELIST_ENTRY_JSON_AWK" 1>&2
 fi
@@ -382,7 +386,7 @@ fi
 
 # create a temporary file manifest list
 #
-TMP_MANIFEST_LIST=".$NAME.$$.manifest.list"
+export TMP_MANIFEST_LIST=".$NAME.$$.manifest.list"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[3]: temporary file manifest list: $TMP_MANIFEST_LIST" 1>&2
 fi
@@ -404,7 +408,7 @@ fi
 
 # create a temporary find files list
 #
-TMP_FILE_LIST=".$NAME.$$.find.list"
+export TMP_FILE_LIST=".$NAME.$$.find.list"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[3]: temporary file manifest list: $TMP_FILE_LIST" 1>&2
 fi
diff --git a/bin/gen-authors.sh b/bin/gen-authors.sh
index 3b311f04c..376260e7e 100755
--- a/bin/gen-authors.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-authors.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.3.1 2024-03-18"
+export VERSION="1.3.2 2024-03-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -403,7 +403,8 @@ function output_location_code
 #
 function output_award
 {
-    local ENTRY_JSON_PATH;     # the .entry.json path
+    local ENTRY_JSON_PATH;	# the .entry.json path
+    local AWARD_STRING;		# winning entry award string
 
     # parse args
     #
@@ -427,12 +428,12 @@ function output_award
 
     # obtain the award string
     #
-    AWARD=$(grep -F '"award" : "'  "$ENTRY_JSON_PATH" | sed -e 's/^.*"award" : "//' -e 's/",//')
-    if [[ -z $AWARD ]]; then
+    AWARD_STRING=$(grep -F '"award" : "'  "$ENTRY_JSON_PATH" | sed -e 's/^.*"award" : "//' -e 's/",//')
+    if [[ -z $AWARD_STRING ]]; then
 	echo "$0: ERROR: in output_award: no award found in .entry.json file: $ENTRY_JSON_PATH" 1>&2
 	return 5
     fi
-    echo "$AWARD"
+    echo "$AWARD_STRING"
     return 0
 }
 
@@ -639,6 +640,7 @@ export BIN_DIR="bin"
 # find the location tool
 #
 LOCATION_TOOL=$(type -P location)
+export LOCATION_TOOL
 if [[ -z $LOCATION_TOOL ]]; then
     # guess we have a location tool in bin
     #
@@ -671,15 +673,22 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_URL=$REPO_URL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: SITE_URL=$SITE_URL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NOOP=$NOOP" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: DOCROOT_SLASH=$DOCROOT_SLASH" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: DO_NOT_PROCESS=$DO_NOT_PROCESS" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: EXIT_CODE=$EXIT_CODE" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
+    for index in "${!IS_FOR[@]}"; do
+	echo "$0: debug[3]: IS_FOR[$index]=${IS_FOR[$index]}" 1>&2
+    done
     for index in "${!TOOL_OPTION[@]}"; do
 	echo "$0: debug[3]: TOOL_OPTION[$index]=${TOOL_OPTION[$index]}" 1>&2
     done
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CD_FAILED=$CD_FAILED" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: AUTHOR_PATH=$AUTHOR_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: AUTHOR_DIR=$AUTHOR_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: BIN_PATH=$BIN_PATH" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: BIN_DIR=$BIN_DIR" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: LOCATION_TOOL=$LOCATION_TOOL" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: AUTHORS_HTML=$AUTHORS_HTML" 1>&2
 fi
 
 # -N stops early before any processing is performed
@@ -693,7 +702,7 @@ fi
 
 # create a temporary entry markdown file
 #
-TMP_AUTHORS_MD=".$NAME.$$.entry.md"
+export TMP_AUTHORS_MD=".$NAME.$$.entry.md"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[3]: temporary entry markdown file: $TMP_AUTHORS_MD" 1>&2
 fi
@@ -715,7 +724,7 @@ fi
 
 # create a temporary sort word list file
 #
-TMP_SORT_WORD=".$NAME.$$.sort.word"
+export TMP_SORT_WORD=".$NAME.$$.sort.word"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[3]: temporary sort word list file: $TMP_SORT_WORD" 1>&2
 fi
@@ -751,6 +760,7 @@ done > "$TMP_SORT_WORD"
 #
 find "$AUTHOR_DIR" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type f -name '*.json' 2>/dev/null | while read -r json_file; do
     SORT_WORD=$(grep -F '"sort_word" : "' "$json_file" 2>/dev/null | sed -e 's/",//' -e 's/^.*"//')
+    export SORT_WORD
     echo "$SORT_WORD $json_file"
 done >> "$TMP_SORT_WORD"
 
@@ -835,17 +845,20 @@ EOF
 		exit 15
 	    fi
 	    FULL_NAME=$(output_full_name "$filename")
+	    export FULL_NAME
 	    if [[ -z $FULL_NAME ]]; then
 		echo "$0: ERROR: full name is empty in: $filename" 1>&2
 		exit 16
 	    fi
 	    LOCATION_CODE=$(output_location_code "$filename")
+	    export LOCATION_CODE
 	    if [[ -z $LOCATION_CODE ]]; then
 		echo "$0: ERROR: location code is empty in: $filename" 1>&2
 		exit 17
 	    fi
 	    LOCATION_NAME=$("$LOCATION_TOOL" "$LOCATION_CODE" 2>/dev/null)
 	    status="$?"
+	    export LOCATION_NAME
 	    if [[ $status -ne 0 ]]; then
 		echo "$0: ERROR: cannot determine location name" \
 		     "for location ISO 3166 code: $LOCATION_CODE" 1>&2
@@ -858,6 +871,7 @@ EOF
 	    fi
 	    LOCATION_COMMON_NAME=$("$LOCATION_TOOL" -c "$LOCATION_CODE" 2>/dev/null)
 	    status="$?"
+	    export LOCATION_COMMON_NAME
 	    if [[ $status -ne 0 ]]; then
 		echo "$0: ERROR: cannot determine location common name" \
 		     "for location ISO 3166 code: $LOCATION_CODE" 1>&2
@@ -869,6 +883,7 @@ EOF
 		exit 21
 	    fi
 	    AUTHOR_HANDLE=$(output_author_handle "$filename")
+	    export AUTHOR_HANDLE
 	    if [[ -z $AUTHOR_HANDLE ]]; then
 		echo "$0: ERROR: author handle is empty in: $filename" 1>&2
 		exit 22
@@ -901,6 +916,7 @@ EOF
 		    exit 23
 		fi
 		YYYY_DIR=$(echo "$ENTRY_ID" | tr _ /)
+		export YYYY_DIR
 		if [[ ! -d $YYYY_DIR ]]; then
 		    echo "$0: ERROR: YYYY/dir is not a directory" 1>&2
 		    exit 24
@@ -909,6 +925,7 @@ EOF
 		# verify that the .entry.json file is a non-empty readable file
 		#
 		ENTRY_JSON="$YYYY_DIR/.entry.json"
+		export ENTRY_JSON
 		if [[ ! -e $ENTRY_JSON ]]; then
 		    echo "$0: ERROR: .entry.json does not exist: $ENTRY_JSON" 1>&2
 		    exit 25
@@ -932,6 +949,7 @@ EOF
 		# collect the award for this entry id
 		#
 		AWARD=$(output_award "$ENTRY_JSON")
+		export AWARD
 		if [[ -z $AWARD ]]; then
 		    echo "$0: ERROR: award not found in .entry.json: $ENTRY_JSON" 1>&2
 		    exit 29
diff --git a/bin/gen-location.sh b/bin/gen-location.sh
index f9123fdd9..4393d0f12 100755
--- a/bin/gen-location.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-location.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.1.1 2024-03-18"
+export VERSION="1.1.2 2024-03-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -368,6 +368,7 @@ fi
 # find the location tool
 #
 LOCATION_TOOL=$(type -P location)
+export LOCATION_TOOL
 if [[ -z $LOCATION_TOOL ]]; then
     # guess we have a location tool in bin
     #
@@ -400,15 +401,18 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_URL=$REPO_URL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: SITE_URL=$SITE_URL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NOOP=$NOOP" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: DOCROOT_SLASH=$DOCROOT_SLASH" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: DO_NOT_PROCESS=$DO_NOT_PROCESS" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: EXIT_CODE=$EXIT_CODE" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
     for index in "${!TOOL_OPTION[@]}"; do
 	echo "$0: debug[3]: TOOL_OPTION[$index]=${TOOL_OPTION[$index]}" 1>&2
     done
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CD_FAILED=$CD_FAILED" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: AUTHOR_PATH=$AUTHOR_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: AUTHOR_DIR=$AUTHOR_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: BIN_PATH=$BIN_PATH" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: BIN_DIR=$BIN_DIR" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: LOCATION_TOOL=$LOCATION_TOOL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: LOCATION_HTML=$LOCATION_HTML" 1>&2
 fi
 
@@ -423,7 +427,7 @@ fi
 
 # create a temporary location markdown file
 #
-TMP_LOC_MD=".$NAME.$$.location.md"
+export TMP_LOC_MD=".$NAME.$$.location.md"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[3]: temporary location markdown file: $TMP_LOC_MD" 1>&2
 fi
@@ -464,6 +468,7 @@ fi
 	#
 	LOCATION_NAME=$("$LOCATION_TOOL" "$LOCATION_CODE" 2>/dev/null)
 	status="$?"
+	export LOCATION_NAME
 	if [[ $status -ne 0 ]]; then
 	    echo "$0: ERROR: cannot determine location name for location ISO 3166 code: $LOCATION_CODE" 1>&2
 	    exit 12
@@ -473,6 +478,7 @@ fi
 	#
 	LOCATION_COMMON_NAME=$("$LOCATION_TOOL" -c "$LOCATION_CODE" 2>/dev/null)
 	status="$?"
+	export LOCATION_COMMON_NAME
 	if [[ $status -ne 0 ]]; then
 	    echo "$0: ERROR: cannot determine location common name" \
 		 "for location ISO 3166 code: $LOCATION_CODE" 1>&2
@@ -485,6 +491,7 @@ fi
 		       xargs -0 grep -l '"location_code".*:.*"'"$LOCATION_CODE"'"' |
 		       wc -l |
 		       sed -e 's/[[:space:]]*//')
+	export AUTHOR_COUNT
 	if [[ -z $AUTHOR_COUNT || $AUTHOR_COUNT -le 0 ]]; then
 	    echo "$0: ERROR: author count was zero for location: $LOCATION_CODE" 1>&2
 	    exit 14
@@ -520,10 +527,12 @@ fi
 	    # The author_handle foo_bin is found in author/foo_bar.json
 	    #
 	    AUTHOR_HANDLE=$(basename "$AUTHOR_HANDLE_PATH" .json)
+	    export AUTHOR_HANDLE
 
 	    # fetch full_name
 	    #
 	    FULL_NAME=$(grep '"full_name".*:' "$AUTHOR_HANDLE_PATH" | sed -e 's/^.*: "//' -e 's/",*$//')
+	    export FULL_NAME
 
 	    # output the author from the location
 	    #
diff --git a/bin/gen-other-html.sh b/bin/gen-other-html.sh
index a75fc96c2..4c109b968 100755
--- a/bin/gen-other-html.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-other-html.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.0.1 2024-03-08"
+export VERSION="1.0.2 2024-03-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -366,6 +366,7 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
 	echo "$0: debug[3]: TOOL_OPTION[$index]=${TOOL_OPTION[$index]}" 1>&2
     done
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CD_FAILED=$CD_FAILED" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: TOP_FILE=$TOP_FILE" 1>&2
 fi
 
@@ -383,7 +384,7 @@ fi
 # It is a pain to set the EXIT_CODE deep inside a loop, so we write the EXIT_CODE into a file
 # and read the file (setting EXIT_CODE again) after the loop.  A hack, but good enough for our needs.
 #
-TMP_EXIT_CODE=".$NAME.$$.exit.code"
+export TMP_EXIT_CODE=".$NAME.$$.exit.code"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[3]: temporary exit code: $TMP_EXIT_CODE" 1>&2
 fi
@@ -594,7 +595,7 @@ for YYYY in $(< "$TOP_FILE"); do
 
 	    # determine the number of levels in path of MD_FILE from topdir
 	    #
-	    NO_SLASH=${MD_FILE///}
+	    export NO_SLASH=${MD_FILE///}
 	    LEVEL_CNT=$((${#MD_FILE} - ${#NO_SLASH}))
 	    export LEVEL_CNT
 	    if [[ $LEVEL_CNT -lt 2 ]]; then
diff --git a/bin/gen-sitemap.sh b/bin/gen-sitemap.sh
index 3894daa7f..d26a948e8 100755
--- a/bin/gen-sitemap.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-sitemap.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.3.2 2024-03-18"
+export VERSION="1.3.3 2024-03-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -478,11 +478,14 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: GIT_TOOL=$GIT_TOOL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: TOPDIR=$TOPDIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_URL=$REPO_URL" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: SITE_URL=$SITE_URL" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CAP_W_FLAG_FOUND=$CAP_W_FLAG_FOUND" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: MODTIME_METHOD=$MODTIME_METHOD" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NOOP=$NOOP" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DO_NOT_PROCESS=$DO_NOT_PROCESS" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: CAP_W_FLAG_FOUND=$CAP_W_FLAG_FOUND" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: EXIT_CODE=$EXIT_CODE" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CD_FAILED=$CD_FAILED" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: ARCHIVE_HISTORIC_PATH=$ARCHIVE_HISTORIC_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: ARCHIVE_HISTORIC_DIR=$ARCHIVE_HISTORIC_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: AUTHOR_PATH=$AUTHOR_PATH" 1>&2
@@ -491,11 +494,9 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: BIN_DIR=$BIN_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: INC_PATH=$INC_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: INC_DIR=$INC_DIR" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: YEAR_DIR=$YEAR_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: SITEMAP=$SITEMAP" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: FILELIST_ENTRY_JSON_AWK=$FILELIST_ENTRY_JSON_AWK" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: FILELIST=$FILELIST" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: MODTIME_METHOD=$MODTIME_METHOD" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: TOP_FILE=$TOP_FILE" 1>&2
 fi
 
 # If -N, time to exit
@@ -509,7 +510,7 @@ fi
 
 # create a temporary file manifest list
 #
-TMP_MANIFEST_LIST=".$NAME.$$.manifest.list"
+export TMP_MANIFEST_LIST=".$NAME.$$.manifest.list"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[3]: temporary file manifest list: $TMP_MANIFEST_LIST" 1>&2
 fi
@@ -530,7 +531,7 @@ fi
 # It is a pain to set the EXIT_CODE deep inside a loop, so we write the EXIT_CODE into a file
 # and read the file (setting EXIT_CODE again) after the loop.  A hack, but good enough for our needs.
 #
-TMP_EXIT_CODE=".$NAME.$$.exit.code"
+export TMP_EXIT_CODE=".$NAME.$$.exit.code"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[3]: temporary exit code: $TMP_EXIT_CODE" 1>&2
 fi
@@ -548,7 +549,7 @@ fi
 
 # create a temporary sitemap
 #
-TMP_SITEMAP=".$NAME.$$.sitemap"
+export TMP_SITEMAP=".$NAME.$$.sitemap"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[3]: temporary tarball: $TMP_SITEMAP" 1>&2
 fi
@@ -863,6 +864,7 @@ if [[ -z $NOOP ]]; then
     #
     LC_ALL=C sort -d -f -u -t / "$TMP_MANIFEST_LIST" | while read -r FILE_PATH; do
 	LASTMOD=$(output_modtime "$FILE_PATH")
+	export LASTMOD
 	echo '<url>'
 	echo "    <loc>$SITE_URL/$FILE_PATH</loc>"
 	echo "    <lastmod>$LASTMOD</lastmod>"
diff --git a/bin/gen-status.sh b/bin/gen-status.sh
index d26fb2461..d7ea5489b 100755
--- a/bin/gen-status.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-status.sh
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.1.1 2024-03-18"
+export VERSION="1.1.2 2024-03-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -701,22 +701,25 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DOCROOT_SLASH=$DOCROOT_SLASH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: TAGLINE=$TAGLINE" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: MD2HTML_SH=$MD2HTML_SH" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: CONTEST_STATUS=$CONTEST_STATUS" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_URL=$REPO_URL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: SITE_URL=$SITE_URL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: JPARSE_TOOL=$JPARSE_TOOL" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: IOCCC_STATUS_VERSION=$IOCCC_STATUS_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NOOP=$NOOP" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: DOCROOT_SLASH=$DOCROOT_SLASH" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: DO_NOT_PROCESS=$DO_NOT_PROCESS" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: EXIT_CODE=$EXIT_CODE" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: MODTIME_METHOD=$MODTIME_METHOD" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
     for index in "${!TOOL_OPTION[@]}"; do
 	echo "$0: debug[3]: TOOL_OPTION[$index]=${TOOL_OPTION[$index]}" 1>&2
     done
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: MODTIME_METHOD=$MODTIME_METHOD" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CONTEST_STATUS=$CONTEST_STATUS" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CD_FAILED=$CD_FAILED" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NEWS_HTML=$NEWS_HTML" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: STATUS_JSON=$STATUS_JSON" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: STATUS_MD=$STATUS_MD" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: STATUS_HTML=$STATUS_HTML" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: TOP_FILE=$TOP_FILE" 1>&2
 fi
 
 # validate JSON in status.json
@@ -777,7 +780,7 @@ fi
 
 # create a temporary status.json file
 #
-TMP_STATUS_JSON=".$NAME.$$.entry.md"
+export TMP_STATUS_JSON=".$NAME.$$.entry.md"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[3]: temporary status.json file: $TMP_STATUS_JSON" 1>&2
 fi
diff --git a/bin/gen-top-html.sh b/bin/gen-top-html.sh
index 6e557a7bb..f85ee2623 100755
--- a/bin/gen-top-html.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-top-html.sh
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ TOP_MD_SET+=("faq")
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.2.1 2024-03-08"
+export VERSION="1.2.2 2024-03-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -112,6 +112,7 @@ export REPO_URL="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc"
 export SITE_URL="https://ioccc-src.github.io/temp-test-ioccc"
 #
 unset TOP_MD_SET
+declare -ag TOP_MD_SET
 TOP_MD_SET+=("CODE_OF_CONDUCT")
 TOP_MD_SET+=("README")
 TOP_MD_SET+=("archive/historic/README")
@@ -421,15 +422,17 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
 	echo "$0: debug[3]: TOP_MD_SET[$index]=${TOP_MD_SET[$index]}" 1>&2
     done
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NOOP=$NOOP" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: DOCROOT_SLASH=$DOCROOT_SLASH" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: DO_NOT_PROCESS=$DO_NOT_PROCESS" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: EXIT_CODE=$EXIT_CODE" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
     for index in "${!TOOL_OPTION[@]}"; do
 	echo "$0: debug[3]: TOOL_OPTION[$index]=${TOOL_OPTION[$index]}" 1>&2
     done
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CD_FAILED=$CD_FAILED" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: AUTHOR_PATH=$AUTHOR_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: AUTHOR_DIR=$AUTHOR_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: BIN_PATH=$BIN_PATH" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: BIN_DIR=$BIN_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: LOCATION_HTML=$LOCATION_HTML" 1>&2
 fi
 
diff --git a/bin/gen-year-index.sh b/bin/gen-year-index.sh
index 0821c0b0f..83f35b807 100755
--- a/bin/gen-year-index.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-year-index.sh
@@ -85,7 +85,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.0.3 2024-03-09"
+export VERSION="1.0.4 2024-03-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -396,13 +396,14 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: MD2HTML_SH=$MD2HTML_SH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_URL=$REPO_URL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: SITE_URL=$SITE_URL" 1>&2
+    for index in "${!TOOL_OPTION[@]}"; do
+	echo "$0: debug[3]: TOOL_OPTION[$index]=${TOOL_OPTION[$index]}" 1>&2
+    done
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NOOP=$NOOP" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DO_NOT_PROCESS=$DO_NOT_PROCESS" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: YYYY=$YYYY" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
-    for index in "${!TOOL_OPTION[@]}"; do
-	echo "$0: debug[3]: TOOL_OPTION[$index]=${TOOL_OPTION[$index]}" 1>&2
-    done
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CD_FAILED=$CD_FAILED" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: YEAR_FILE=$YEAR_FILE" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: README_FILE=$README_FILE" 1>&2
 fi
diff --git a/bin/gen-years.sh b/bin/gen-years.sh
index ab7a5880e..7b680b22d 100755
--- a/bin/gen-years.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-years.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.0.2 2024-03-13"
+export VERSION="1.0.3 2024-03-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -195,7 +195,8 @@ $NAME version: $VERSION"
 #
 function output_award
 {
-    local ENTRY_JSON_PATH;     # the .entry.json path
+    local ENTRY_JSON_PATH;	# the .entry.json path
+    local AWARD_STRING;		# winning entry award string
 
     # parse args
     #
@@ -219,12 +220,12 @@ function output_award
 
     # obtain the award string
     #
-    AWARD=$(grep -F '"award" : "'  "$ENTRY_JSON_PATH" | sed -e 's/^.*"award" : "//' -e 's/",//')
-    if [[ -z $AWARD ]]; then
+    AWARD_STRING=$(grep -F '"award" : "'  "$ENTRY_JSON_PATH" | sed -e 's/^.*"award" : "//' -e 's/",//')
+    if [[ -z $AWARD_STRING ]]; then
 	echo "$0: ERROR: in output_award: no award found in .entry.json file: $ENTRY_JSON_PATH" 1>&2
 	return 5
     fi
-    echo "$AWARD"
+    echo "$AWARD_STRING"
     return 0
 }
 
@@ -516,6 +517,7 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: TOPDIR=$TOPDIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: TAC_TOOL=$TAC_TOOL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: FMT_TOOL=$FMT_TOOL" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: DOCROOT_SLASH=$DOCROOT_SLASH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: TAGLINE=$TAGLINE" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: MD2HTML_SH=$MD2HTML_SH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: PANDOC_WRAPPER=$PANDOC_WRAPPER" 1>&2
@@ -524,10 +526,11 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NOOP=$NOOP" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DO_NOT_PROCESS=$DO_NOT_PROCESS" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: EXIT_CODE=$EXIT_CODE" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
     for index in "${!TOOL_OPTION[@]}"; do
 	echo "$0: debug[3]: TOOL_OPTION[$index]=${TOOL_OPTION[$index]}" 1>&2
     done
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CD_FAILED=$CD_FAILED" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: BIN_PATH=$BIN_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: BIN_DIR=$BIN_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: TOP_FILE=$TOP_FILE" 1>&2
@@ -545,7 +548,7 @@ fi
 
 # create a temporary years markdown file
 #
-TMP_YEARS_MD=".$NAME.$$.years.md"
+export TMP_YEARS_MD=".$NAME.$$.years.md"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[3]: temporary years markdown file: $TMP_YEARS_MD" 1>&2
 fi
diff --git a/bin/md2html.sh b/bin/md2html.sh
index b82026cff..29ce6a69f 100755
--- a/bin/md2html.sh
+++ b/bin/md2html.sh
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ shopt -s lastpipe	# run last command of a pipeline not executed in the backgroun
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.1.1 2024-03-09"
+export VERSION="1.1.2 2024-03-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -720,38 +720,58 @@ function debug_parameters
     echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: REPO_URL=$REPO_URL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: SITE_URL=$SITE_URL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: URL=$URL" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: USAGE=$USAGE" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: USAGE=$USAGE" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: USAGE=$USAGE" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: NOOP=$NOOP" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: DO_NOT_PROCESS=$DO_NOT_PROCESS" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: TOPDIR=$TOPDIR" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: USAGE=$USAGE" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: MD2HTML_CFG=$MD2HTML_CFG" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: BEFORE_TOOL=$BEFORE_TOOL" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: USAGE=$USAGE" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: USAGE=$USAGE" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: USAGE=$USAGE" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: USAGE=$USAGE" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: P_FLAG_FOUND=$P_FLAG_FOUND" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: CAP_P_FLAG_FOUND=$CAP_P_FLAG_FOUND" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: USAGE=$USAGE" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: U_FLAG_FOUND=$U_FLAG_FOUND" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: USAGE=$USAGE" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: CAP_U_FLAG_FOUND=$CAP_U_FLAG_FOUND" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: AFTER_TOOL=$AFTER_TOOL" 1>&2
+    for index in "${!TOKEN[@]}"; do
+	echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: TOKEN[$index]=${TOKEN[$index]}" 1>&2
+    done
+    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: CAP_S_FLAG=$CAP_S_FLAG" 1>&2
+    for index in "${!OUTPUT_TOOL[@]}"; do
+	echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: OUTPUT_TOOL[$index]=${OUTPUT_TOOL[$index]}" 1>&2
+    done
     echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: TAGLINE=$TAGLINE" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: MDTAG=$MDTAG" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: BEFORE_TOOL=$BEFORE_TOOL" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: AFTER_TOOL=$AFTER_TOOL" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: WORKING_DIR=$WORKING_DIR" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: INC_PATH=$INC_PATH" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: TOP=$TOP" 1>&2
-    for index in "${!PHASE_NAME[@]}"; do
-	echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: phase name $index: ${PHASE_NAME[$index]}"
-    done 1>&2
-    for index in "${!TOKEN[@]}"; do
-	echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: token $index to be replaced with: ${TOKEN[$index]}"
-    done 1>&2
-    for index in "${!OUTPUT_TOOL[@]}"; do
-	echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: OUTPUT_TOOL[$index]=${OUTPUT_TOOL[$index]}"
-    done 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: MATCH_MD=$MATCH_MD" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: INPUT_MD=$INPUT_MD" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: OUTPUT_HTML=$OUTPUT_HTML" 1>&2
     for index in "${!B_OPTION[@]}"; do
-	echo "$0: debug[3]: $DBG_PREFIX: B_OPTION[$index]=${B_OPTION[$index]}"
-    done 1>&2
+	echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: B_OPTION[$index]=${B_OPTION[$index]}" 1>&2
+    done
     for index in "${!P_OPTION[@]}"; do
-	echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: P_OPTION[$index]=${P_OPTION[$index]}"
-    done 1>&2
+	echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: P_OPTION[$index]=${P_OPTION[$index]}" 1>&2
+    done
     for index in "${!A_OPTION[@]}"; do
-	echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: A_OPTION[$index]=${A_OPTION[$index]}"
-    done 1>&2
+	echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: A_OPTION[$index]=${A_OPTION[$index]}" 1>&2
+    done
     for index in "${!O_OPTION[@]}"; do
-	echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: O_OPTION[$index]=${O_OPTION[$index]}"
-    done 1>&2
+	echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: O_OPTION[$index]=${O_OPTION[$index]}" 1>&2
+    done
+    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: GIT_TOOL=$GIT_TOOL" 1>&2
+    for index in "${!PHASE_NAME[@]}"; do
+	echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: PHASE_NAME[$index]=${PHASE_NAME[$index]}" 1>&2
+    done
+    for index in "${!HTML_PHASE_NAME[@]}"; do
+	echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: HTML_PHASE_NAME[$index]=${HTML_PHASE_NAME[$index]}" 1>&2
+    done
+    echo "$0: debug[$DEBUG_LEVEL]: $DBG_PREFIX: GETOPT_PHASE=$GETOPT_PHASE" 1>&2
     return 0
 }
 
@@ -914,6 +934,7 @@ function append_html_phase
     local SED_SCRIPT		# file contain sed commands
     local TMP_PHASE_FILE	# temp file used to write sed script results
     local TMP_APPEND		# growing temporary HTML file to append tmp_phase onto
+    local PHASE_FILE		# HTML filename for the given phase
 
     # parse args
     #
@@ -1084,8 +1105,8 @@ fi
 # In the case of a year level directory, this will be a YYYY working directory.
 # In the case of a top level directory, this will be just a . working directory.
 #
-export WORKING_DIR
 WORKING_DIR=$(dirname "$MATCH_MD")
+export WORKING_DIR
 
 # verify that we have a topdir directory
 #
@@ -1460,7 +1481,7 @@ fi
 #
 for n in "${PHASE_NAME[@]}"; do
     if [[ ${HTML_PHASE_NAME[$n]} != . ]]; then
-	HTML_PHASE_FILE="$INC_DIR/$n.${HTML_PHASE_NAME[$n]}.html"
+	export HTML_PHASE_FILE="$INC_DIR/$n.${HTML_PHASE_NAME[$n]}.html"
 	if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 9 ]]; then
 	    echo "$0: debug[9]: HTML phase $n: ${HTML_PHASE_NAME[$n]} file: $HTML_PHASE_FILE" 1>&2
 	fi
@@ -1572,7 +1593,7 @@ fi
 
 # create a temporary sed script
 #
-TMP_SED_SCRIPT=".$NAME.$$.sed"
+export TMP_SED_SCRIPT=".$NAME.$$.sed"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 5 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[5]: temporary sed script: $TMP_SED_SCRIPT" 1>&2
 fi
@@ -1615,7 +1636,7 @@ fi
 #
 # NOTE: This file, when we are finished building it, will be come the final index.html file.
 #
-TMP_PHASE=".$NAME.$$.html-phase.html"
+export TMP_PHASE=".$NAME.$$.html-phase.html"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 5 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[5]: temporary HTML file: $TMP_PHASE" 1>&2
 fi
@@ -1642,7 +1663,7 @@ fi
 #
 # NOTE: This file, when we are finished building it, will be come the final index.html file.
 #
-TMP_INDEX_HTML=".$NAME.$$.index.html"
+export TMP_INDEX_HTML=".$NAME.$$.index.html"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 5 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[5]: temporary index HTML file: $TMP_INDEX_HTML" 1>&2
 fi
@@ -1668,7 +1689,7 @@ fi
 # input.md is -, we will need to capture standard input into a new temporary file
 #
 if [[ $INPUT_MD == - ]]; then
-    TMP_INPUT_MD=".$NAME.$$.stdin.md"
+    export TMP_INPUT_MD=".$NAME.$$.stdin.md"
     if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 5 ]]; then
 	echo  "$0: debug[5]: temporary stdin file: $TMP_INPUT_MD" 1>&2
     fi
diff --git a/bin/output-index-author.sh b/bin/output-index-author.sh
index b04356706..2196fa6db 100755
--- a/bin/output-index-author.sh
+++ b/bin/output-index-author.sh
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.5.1 2024-03-19"
+export VERSION="1.5.2 2024-03-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -446,9 +446,6 @@ if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
 fi
 #
 export ENTRY_PATH="$1"
-if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 1 ]]; then
-    echo "$0: debug[1]: ENTRY_PATH=$ENTRY_PATH" 1>&2
-fi
 
 # verify that we have a topdir directory
 #
@@ -574,6 +571,7 @@ if [[ ! -s $DOT_PATH ]]; then
     exit 7
 fi
 DOT_PATH_CONTENT=$(< "$DOT_PATH")
+export DOT_PATH_CONTENT
 if [[ $ENTRY_PATH != "$DOT_PATH_CONTENT" ]]; then
     echo "$0: ERROR: arg: $ENTRY_PATH does not match $DOT_PATH contents: $DOT_PATH_CONTENT" 1>&2
     exit 7
@@ -610,6 +608,7 @@ fi
 # find the location tool
 #
 LOCATION_TOOL=$(type -P location)
+export LOCATION_TOOL
 if [[ -z $LOCATION_TOOL ]]; then
     # guess we have a location tool in bin
     #
@@ -638,6 +637,7 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DO_NOT_PROCESS=$DO_NOT_PROCESS" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_PATH=$ENTRY_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CD_FAILED=$CD_FAILED" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: AUTHOR_PATH=$AUTHOR_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: AUTHOR_DIR=$AUTHOR_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: INC_PATH=$INC_PATH" 1>&2
@@ -648,16 +648,18 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_DIR=$ENTRY_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_ID=$ENTRY_ID" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DOT_YEAR=$DOT_YEAR" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: YYYY_DIR=$YYYY_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DOT_PATH=$DOT_PATH" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: DOT_PATH_CONTENT=$DOT_PATH_CONTENT" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_JSON=$ENTRY_JSON" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: LOCATION_TOOL=$LOCATION_TOOL" 1>&2
 fi
 
 # Set AUTHOR_HANDLE_SET with author handles from .entry.json
 #
-export AUTHOR_HANDLE_SET
 AUTHOR_HANDLE_SET=$(output_author_handles "$ENTRY_JSON")
 status="$?"
+export AUTHOR_HANDLE_SET
 if [[ $status -ne 0 || -z $AUTHOR_HANDLE_SET ]]; then
     echo "$0: ERROR: unable to obtain any author handles from: $ENTRY_JSON" 1>&2
     exit 7
@@ -674,7 +676,7 @@ for author_handle in $AUTHOR_HANDLE_SET; do
 
     # determine the author handle JSON path
     #
-    AUTHOR_HANDLE_JSON="$AUTHOR_DIR/$author_handle.json"
+    export AUTHOR_HANDLE_JSON="$AUTHOR_DIR/$author_handle.json"
 
     # verify that /author/author_handle.json exists as a readable file
     #
@@ -698,6 +700,7 @@ for author_handle in $AUTHOR_HANDLE_SET; do
     #
     ENTRY_ID_FOUND=$(output_entry_ids "$AUTHOR_HANDLE_JSON" | grep -F -- "$ENTRY_ID")
     status="$?"
+    export ENTRY_ID_FOUND
     if [[ $status -ne 0 || -z $ENTRY_ID_FOUND ]]; then
 	echo "$0: ERROR: entry id: $ENTRY_ID not found in author JSON file: $AUTHOR_HANDLE_JSON, status: $status" 1>&2
 	exit 8
@@ -710,6 +713,7 @@ for author_handle in $AUTHOR_HANDLE_SET; do
     #
     FULL_NAME=$(output_full_name "$AUTHOR_HANDLE_JSON")
     status="$?"
+    export FULL_NAME
     if [[ $status -ne 0 || -z $FULL_NAME ]]; then
 	echo "$0: ERROR: author JSON file: $AUTHOR_HANDLE_JSON as no FULL NAME, status: $status" 1>&2
 	exit 8
@@ -722,6 +726,7 @@ for author_handle in $AUTHOR_HANDLE_SET; do
     #
     LOCATION_CODE=$(output_location_code "$AUTHOR_HANDLE_JSON")
     status="$?"
+    export LOCATION_CODE
     if [[ $status -ne 0 || -z $LOCATION_CODE ]]; then
 	echo "$0: ERROR: author JSON file: $AUTHOR_HANDLE_JSON as no Location Code, status: $status" 1>&2
 	exit 8
@@ -742,7 +747,7 @@ fi
 
 # create a temporary markdown for pandoc to process
 #
-TMP_FILE=".$NAME.$$.md"
+export TMP_FILE=".$NAME.$$.md"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[3]: temporary markdown file: $TMP_FILE" 1>&2
 fi
@@ -766,6 +771,7 @@ fi
 #
 {
     AUTHOR_COUNT=$(echo "$AUTHOR_HANDLE_SET" | wc -l)
+    export AUTHOR_COUNT
     if [[ $AUTHOR_COUNT -gt 1 ]]; then
 	echo '## <a name="author"></a>Authors:'
     else
@@ -786,12 +792,13 @@ for author_handle in $AUTHOR_HANDLE_SET; do
 
     # determine the author handle JSON path
     #
-    AUTHOR_HANDLE_JSON="$AUTHOR_DIR/$author_handle.json"
+    export AUTHOR_HANDLE_JSON="$AUTHOR_DIR/$author_handle.json"
 
     # obtain the Full Name from the author handle JSON file
     #
     FULL_NAME=$(output_full_name "$AUTHOR_HANDLE_JSON")
     status="$?"
+    export FULL_NAME
     if [[ $status -ne 0 || -z $FULL_NAME ]]; then
 	echo "$0: ERROR: author JSON file: $AUTHOR_HANDLE_JSON as no FULL NAME, status: $status" 1>&2
 	exit 12
@@ -801,6 +808,7 @@ for author_handle in $AUTHOR_HANDLE_SET; do
     #
     LOCATION_CODE=$(output_location_code "$AUTHOR_HANDLE_JSON")
     status="$?"
+    export LOCATION_CODE
     if [[ $status -ne 0 || -z $LOCATION_CODE ]]; then
 	echo "$0: ERROR: author JSON file: $AUTHOR_HANDLE_JSON as no Location Code, status: $status" 1>&2
 	exit 13
@@ -810,6 +818,7 @@ for author_handle in $AUTHOR_HANDLE_SET; do
     #
     LOCATION_NAME=$("$LOCATION_TOOL" "$LOCATION_CODE" 2>/dev/null)
     status="$?"
+    export LOCATION_NAME
     if [[ $status -ne 0 ]]; then
 	echo "$0: ERROR: cannot determine location name for location ISO 3166 code: $LOCATION_CODE" 1>&2
 	exit 14
@@ -819,6 +828,7 @@ for author_handle in $AUTHOR_HANDLE_SET; do
     #
     LOCATION_COMMON_NAME=$("$LOCATION_TOOL" -c "$LOCATION_CODE" 2>/dev/null)
     status="$?"
+    export LOCATION_COMMON_NAME
     if [[ $status -ne 0 ]]; then
 	echo "$0: ERROR: cannot determine location common name" \
 	     "for location ISO 3166 code: $LOCATION_CODE" 1>&2
diff --git a/bin/output-index-inventory.sh b/bin/output-index-inventory.sh
index d1a5b04ed..cee381d4a 100755
--- a/bin/output-index-inventory.sh
+++ b/bin/output-index-inventory.sh
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable '**' to match all files and zero or more directories
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.2.2 2024-03-19"
+export VERSION="1.2.3 2024-03-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -244,9 +244,6 @@ if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
 fi
 #
 export ENTRY_PATH="$1"
-if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 1 ]]; then
-    echo "$0: debug[1]: ENTRY_PATH=$ENTRY_PATH" 1>&2
-fi
 
 # verify that we have a topdir directory
 #
@@ -372,6 +369,7 @@ if [[ ! -s $DOT_PATH ]]; then
     exit 7
 fi
 DOT_PATH_CONTENT=$(< "$DOT_PATH")
+export DOT_PATH_CONTENT
 if [[ $ENTRY_PATH != "$DOT_PATH_CONTENT" ]]; then
     echo "$0: ERROR: arg: $ENTRY_PATH does not match $DOT_PATH contents: $DOT_PATH_CONTENT" 1>&2
     exit 7
@@ -438,6 +436,7 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DO_NOT_PROCESS=$DO_NOT_PROCESS" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_PATH=$ENTRY_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CD_FAILED=$CD_FAILED" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: AUTHOR_PATH=$AUTHOR_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: AUTHOR_DIR=$AUTHOR_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: INC_PATH=$INC_PATH" 1>&2
@@ -450,6 +449,7 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DOT_YEAR=$DOT_YEAR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: YYYY_DIR=$YYYY_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DOT_PATH=$DOT_PATH" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: DOT_PATH_CONTENT=$DOT_PATH_CONTENT" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_JSON=$ENTRY_JSON" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: MANIFEST_ENTRY_JSON_AWK=$MANIFEST_ENTRY_JSON_AWK" 1>&2
 fi
@@ -465,7 +465,7 @@ fi
 
 # create a temporary markdown for pandoc to process
 #
-TMP_FILE=".$NAME.$$.md"
+export TMP_FILE=".$NAME.$$.md"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[3]: temporary markdown file: $TMP_FILE" 1>&2
 fi
@@ -487,7 +487,7 @@ fi
 
 # create a temporary manifest file
 #
-TMP_MANIFEST=".$NAME.$$.manifest"
+export TMP_MANIFEST=".$NAME.$$.manifest"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[3]: temporary manifest file: $TMP_MANIFEST" 1>&2
 fi
diff --git a/bin/output-year-index.sh b/bin/output-year-index.sh
index 33798b164..86f2046d5 100755
--- a/bin/output-year-index.sh
+++ b/bin/output-year-index.sh
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.1.1 2024-03-19"
+export VERSION="1.1.2 2024-03-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -189,7 +189,8 @@ $NAME version: $VERSION"
 #
 function output_award
 {
-    local ENTRY_JSON_PATH;     # the .entry.json path
+    local ENTRY_JSON_PATH;	# the .entry.json path
+    local AWARD_STRING;		# winning entry award string
 
     # parse args
     #
@@ -213,12 +214,12 @@ function output_award
 
     # obtain the award string
     #
-    AWARD=$(grep -F '"award" : "'  "$ENTRY_JSON_PATH" | sed -e 's/^.*"award" : "//' -e 's/",//')
-    if [[ -z $AWARD ]]; then
+    AWARD_STRING=$(grep -F '"award" : "'  "$ENTRY_JSON_PATH" | sed -e 's/^.*"award" : "//' -e 's/",//')
+    if [[ -z $AWARD_STRING ]]; then
 	echo "$0: ERROR: in output_award: no award found in .entry.json file: $ENTRY_JSON_PATH" 1>&2
 	return 5
     fi
-    echo "$AWARD"
+    echo "$AWARD_STRING"
     return 0
 }
 
@@ -364,9 +365,6 @@ if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
 fi
 #
 export YYYY="$1"
-if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 1 ]]; then
-    echo "$0: debug[1]: YYYY=$YYYY" 1>&2
-fi
 if [[ -z $YYYY ]]; then
     echo "$0: ERROR: YYYY arg is empty" 1>&2
     exit 3
@@ -484,6 +482,7 @@ fi
 # determine The N-th IOCCC string
 #
 LINE_NUM=$(sed -n "/$YYYY/=" "$TOP_FILE" | head -1)
+export LINE_NUM
 if [[ -z $LINE_NUM ]]; then
     echo  "$0: ERROR: cannot determine line number in $TOP_FILE for year: $YYYY" 1>&2
     exit 10
@@ -505,12 +504,12 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: TOPDIR=$TOPDIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DOCROOT_SLASH=$DOCROOT_SLASH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_URL=$REPO_URL" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: URL=$URL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: SITE_URL=$SITE_URL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NOOP=$NOOP" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DO_NOT_PROCESS=$DO_NOT_PROCESS" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: YYYY=$YYYY" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CD_FAILED=$CD_FAILED" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: TOP_FILE=$TOP_FILE" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: YEAR_FILE=$YEAR_FILE" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: LINE_NUM=$LINE_NUM" 1>&2
@@ -528,7 +527,7 @@ fi
 
 # create a temporary markdown for pandoc to process
 #
-TMP_FILE=".$NAME.$$.md"
+export TMP_FILE=".$NAME.$$.md"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[3]: temporary markdown file: $TMP_FILE" 1>&2
 fi
@@ -612,6 +611,7 @@ for YYYY_DIR in $(< "$YEAR_FILE"); do
 	exit 7
     fi
     DOT_PATH_CONTENT=$(< "$DOT_PATH")
+    export DOT_PATH_CONTENT
     if [[ $YYYY_DIR != "$DOT_PATH_CONTENT" ]]; then
 	echo "$0: ERROR: arg: $YYYY_DIR does not match $DOT_PATH contents: $DOT_PATH_CONTENT" 1>&2
 	exit 7
@@ -633,6 +633,7 @@ for YYYY_DIR in $(< "$YEAR_FILE"); do
     # determine the award for this entry
     #
     AWARD=$(output_award "$ENTRY_JSON")
+    export AWARD
     if [[ -z $AWARD ]]; then
 	echo "$0: ERROR: cannot find award in .entry.json: $ENTRY_JSON" 1>&2
 	exit 7
diff --git a/bin/pandoc-wrapper.sh b/bin/pandoc-wrapper.sh
index 078d51989..bca14fb62 100755
--- a/bin/pandoc-wrapper.sh
+++ b/bin/pandoc-wrapper.sh
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.5.2 2024-03-19"
+export VERSION="1.5.3 2024-03-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -117,6 +117,7 @@ if [[ $status -eq 0 ]]; then
 fi
 export TOPDIR
 PANDOC_TOOL=$(type -P pandoc)
+export PANDOC_TOOL
 if [[ -z $PANDOC_TOOL ]]; then
     PANDOC_TOOL="/opt/homebrew/bin/pandoc"
 fi
@@ -237,10 +238,6 @@ fi
 #
 export MARKDOWN_INPUT="$1"
 export HTML_OUTPUT="$2"
-if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 1 ]]; then
-    echo "$0: debug[1]: MARKDOWN_INPUT=$MARKDOWN_INPUT" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[1]: HTML_OUTPUT=$HTML_OUTPUT" 1>&2
-fi
 
 # firewall - validate args
 #
@@ -280,6 +277,7 @@ export PANDOC_MIN_VERSION="3.1.12.2"
 # verify that we have a topdir directory
 #
 REPO_NAME=$(basename "$REPO_URL")
+export REPO_NAME
 if [[ -z $TOPDIR ]]; then
     echo "$0: ERROR: cannot find top of git repo directory" 1>&2
     echo "$0: Notice: if needed: $GIT_TOOL clone $REPO_URL; cd $REPO_NAME" 1>&2
@@ -355,6 +353,10 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: PANDOC_TOOL=$PANDOC_TOOL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: GIT_TOOL=$GIT_TOOL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: TOPDIR=$TOPDIR" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: PANDOC_TOOL=$PANDOC_TOOL" 1>&2
+    for index in "${!PANDOC_OPTION[@]}"; do
+	echo "$0: debug[3]: PANDOC_OPTION[$index]=${PANDOC_OPTION[$index]}" 1>&2
+    done
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_URL=$REPO_URL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NOOP=$NOOP" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DO_NOT_PROCESS=$DO_NOT_PROCESS" 1>&2
@@ -362,6 +364,8 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: HTML_OUTPUT=$HTML_OUTPUT" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: PANDOC_TOOL_VERSION=$PANDOC_TOOL_VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: PANDOC_MIN_VERSION=$PANDOC_MIN_VERSION" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CD_FAILED=$CD_FAILED" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: AUTHOR_PATH=$AUTHOR_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: AUTHOR_DIR=$AUTHOR_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: INC_PATH=$INC_PATH" 1>&2
@@ -382,6 +386,7 @@ fi
 # verify that the pandoc version is >= the minimum version
 #
 FIRST_VERSION=$(printf "%s\n%s" "$PANDOC_TOOL_VERSION" "$PANDOC_MIN_VERSION" | LC_ALL=C sort -V | head -1)
+export FIRST_VERSION
 if [[ $FIRST_VERSION != "$PANDOC_MIN_VERSION" ]]; then
     echo "$0: ERROR: pandoc: $PANDOC_TOOL version: $PANDOC_TOOL_VERSION <=" \
 	 "minimum allowed: $PANDOC_MIN_VERSION" 1>&2
diff --git a/bin/quick-readme2index.sh b/bin/quick-readme2index.sh
index 17a8dd533..e8a8c35b6 100755
--- a/bin/quick-readme2index.sh
+++ b/bin/quick-readme2index.sh
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.1.2 2024-03-08"
+export VERSION="1.1.3 2024-03-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -282,9 +282,6 @@ if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
 fi
 #
 export ENTRY_PATH="$1"
-if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_PATH=$ENTRY_PATH" 1>&2
-fi
 
 # always add the '-v level' option, unless level is empty, to the set of options passed to the md2html.sh tool
 #
@@ -397,6 +394,7 @@ if [[ ! -s $DOT_PATH ]]; then
     exit 7
 fi
 DOT_PATH_CONTENT=$(< "$DOT_PATH")
+export DOT_PATH_CONTENT
 if [[ $ENTRY_PATH != "$DOT_PATH_CONTENT" ]]; then
     echo "$0: ERROR: arg: $ENTRY_PATH does not match $DOT_PATH contents: $DOT_PATH_CONTENT" 1>&2
     exit 7
@@ -488,6 +486,7 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: TOPDIR=$TOPDIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DOCROOT_SLASH=$DOCROOT_SLASH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: TAGLINE=$TAGLINE" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: TAGLINE=$TAGLINE" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: MD2HTML_SH=$MD2HTML_SH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: PANDOC_WRAPPER=$PANDOC_WRAPPER" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_URL=$REPO_URL" 1>&2
@@ -495,16 +494,20 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NOOP=$NOOP" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DO_NOT_PROCESS=$DO_NOT_PROCESS" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: EXIT_CODE=$EXIT_CODE" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_PATH=$ENTRY_PATH" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: YEAR_DIR=$YEAR_DIR" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_DIR=$ENTRY_DIR" 1>&2
     for index in "${!TOOL_OPTION[@]}"; do
 	echo "$0: debug[3]: TOOL_OPTION[$index]=${TOOL_OPTION[$index]}" 1>&2
     done
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_PATH=$ENTRY_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: YYYY_DIR=$YYYY_DIR" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CD_FAILED=$CD_FAILED" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: YEAR_DIR=$YEAR_DIR" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_DIR=$ENTRY_DIR" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_ID=$ENTRY_ID" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DOT_YEAR=$DOT_YEAR" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: YYYY_DIR=$YYYY_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DOT_PATH=$DOT_PATH" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: DOT_PATH_CONTENT=$DOT_PATH_CONTENT" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_JSON=$ENTRY_JSON" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: README_PATH=$README_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: INDEX_PATH=$INDEX_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_JSON=$ENTRY_JSON" 1>&2
diff --git a/bin/readme2index.sh b/bin/readme2index.sh
index ef078db77..fb1cd8a32 100755
--- a/bin/readme2index.sh
+++ b/bin/readme2index.sh
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.2.1 2024-02-23"
+export VERSION="1.2.2 2024-02-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -275,9 +275,6 @@ if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
 fi
 #
 export ENTRY_PATH="$1"
-if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_PATH=$ENTRY_PATH" 1>&2
-fi
 
 # always add the '-v level' option, unless level is empty, to the set of options passed to the md2html.sh tool
 #
@@ -390,6 +387,7 @@ if [[ ! -s $DOT_PATH ]]; then
     exit 7
 fi
 DOT_PATH_CONTENT=$(< "$DOT_PATH")
+export DOT_PATH_CONTENT
 if [[ $ENTRY_PATH != "$DOT_PATH_CONTENT" ]]; then
     echo "$0: ERROR: arg: $ENTRY_PATH does not match $DOT_PATH contents: $DOT_PATH_CONTENT" 1>&2
     exit 7
@@ -488,18 +486,23 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NOOP=$NOOP" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DO_NOT_PROCESS=$DO_NOT_PROCESS" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: EXIT_CODE=$EXIT_CODE" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_PATH=$ENTRY_PATH" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: YEAR_DIR=$YEAR_DIR" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_DIR=$ENTRY_DIR" 1>&2
     for index in "${!TOOL_OPTION[@]}"; do
 	echo "$0: debug[3]: TOOL_OPTION[$index]=${TOOL_OPTION[$index]}" 1>&2
     done
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_PATH=$ENTRY_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: YYYY_DIR=$YYYY_DIR" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CD_FAILED=$CD_FAILED" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: YEAR_DIR=$YEAR_DIR" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_DIR=$ENTRY_DIR" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_ID=$ENTRY_ID" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DOT_YEAR=$DOT_YEAR" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: YYYY_DIR=$YYYY_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DOT_PATH=$DOT_PATH" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: DOT_PATH_CONTENT=$DOT_PATH_CONTENT" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_JSON=$ENTRY_JSON" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: README_PATH=$README_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: INDEX_PATH=$INDEX_PATH" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_JSON=$ENTRY_JSON" 1>&2
 fi
 
 # -N stops early before any processing is performed
diff --git a/bin/sort.gitignore.sh b/bin/sort.gitignore.sh
index 028010545..c3b659872 100755
--- a/bin/sort.gitignore.sh
+++ b/bin/sort.gitignore.sh
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.1.2 2024-03-18"
+export VERSION="1.1.3 2024-03-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -206,9 +206,6 @@ if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
 fi
 #
 export ENTRY_PATH="$1"
-if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 1 ]]; then
-    echo "$0: debug[1]: ENTRY_PATH=$ENTRY_PATH" 1>&2
-fi
 
 # verify that we have a topdir directory
 #
@@ -326,6 +323,7 @@ if [[ ! -s $DOT_PATH ]]; then
     exit 7
 fi
 DOT_PATH_CONTENT=$(< "$DOT_PATH")
+export DOT_PATH_CONTENT
 if [[ $ENTRY_PATH != "$DOT_PATH_CONTENT" ]]; then
     echo "$0: ERROR: arg: $ENTRY_PATH does not match $DOT_PATH contents: $DOT_PATH_CONTENT" 1>&2
     exit 7
@@ -375,13 +373,17 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DO_NOT_PROCESS=$DO_NOT_PROCESS" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_PATH=$ENTRY_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CD_FAILED=$CD_FAILED" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: BIN_PATH=$BIN_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: BIN_DIR=$BIN_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: YEAR_DIR=$YEAR_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_DIR=$ENTRY_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_ID=$ENTRY_ID" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DOT_YEAR=$DOT_YEAR" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: YYYY_DIR=$YYYY_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DOT_PATH=$DOT_PATH" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: DOT_PATH_CONTENT=$DOT_PATH_CONTENT" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_JSON=$ENTRY_JSON" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: GITIGNORE=$GITIGNORE" 1>&2
 fi
 
@@ -396,7 +398,7 @@ fi
 
 # create a temporary markdown for pandoc to process
 #
-TMP_FILE="$ENTRY_PATH/.$NAME.$$.sgi.sh"
+export TMP_FILE="$ENTRY_PATH/.$NAME.$$.sgi.sh"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[3]: temporary markdown file: $TMP_FILE" 1>&2
 fi
diff --git a/bin/status2html.sh b/bin/status2html.sh
index 5fa65e0ba..5b23999c5 100755
--- a/bin/status2html.sh
+++ b/bin/status2html.sh
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.1.1 2024-03-19"
+export VERSION="1.1.2 2024-03-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -346,6 +346,7 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NOOP=$NOOP" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DO_NOT_PROCESS=$DO_NOT_PROCESS" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CD_FAILED=$CD_FAILED" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: BIN_PATH=$BIN_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: BIN_DIR=$BIN_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: STATUS_JSON=$STATUS_JSON" 1>&2
@@ -362,7 +363,7 @@ fi
 
 # create a temporary markdown for pandoc to process
 #
-TMP_FILE=".$NAME.$$.md"
+export TMP_FILE=".$NAME.$$.md"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[3]: temporary markdown file: $TMP_FILE" 1>&2
 fi
@@ -386,6 +387,7 @@ fi
 #
 CONTEST_STATUS=$(grep '"contest_status"\s*:\s*"[^"][^"]*"' "$STATUS_JSON" | sed -e 's/",\s*$//' -e 's/^.*"//')
 status="$?"
+export CONTEST_STATUS
 if [[ $status -ne 0 || -z $CONTEST_STATUS ]]; then
     echo "$0: ERROR: cannot determine contest_status from status.json: $STATUS_JSON" 1>&2
     exit 8
diff --git a/bin/subst.default.sh b/bin/subst.default.sh
index 64a8ca5c7..44b0c5435 100755
--- a/bin/subst.default.sh
+++ b/bin/subst.default.sh
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.2.1 2024-02-23"
+export VERSION="1.2.2 2024-02-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -227,6 +227,7 @@ fi
 # form Nu Html Checker doc url string
 #
 VALIDATOR_ENCODED_URL=$(echo "$URL" | sed -e 's;/;%2F;g' -e 's;:;%3A;')
+export VALIDATOR_ENCODED_URL
 
 # parameter debugging
 #
@@ -234,6 +235,7 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: VERSION=$VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NAME=$NAME" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: V_FLAG=$V_FLAG" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: GIT_TOOL=$GIT_TOOL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: TOPDIR=$TOPDIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DOCROOT_SLASH=$DOCROOT_SLASH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_URL=$REPO_URL" 1>&2
diff --git a/bin/subst.entry-index.sh b/bin/subst.entry-index.sh
index ea0fa5d35..232e6cbcd 100755
--- a/bin/subst.entry-index.sh
+++ b/bin/subst.entry-index.sh
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.3.1 2024-03-19"
+export VERSION="1.3.2 2024-03-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -179,7 +179,8 @@ $NAME version: $VERSION"
 #
 function output_award
 {
-    local ENTRY_JSON_PATH;     # the .entry.json path
+    local ENTRY_JSON_PATH;	# the .entry.json path
+    local AWARD_STRING;		# winning entry award string
 
     # parse args
     #
@@ -203,12 +204,12 @@ function output_award
 
     # obtain the award string
     #
-    AWARD=$(grep -F '"award" : "'  "$ENTRY_JSON_PATH" | sed -e 's/^.*"award" : "//' -e 's/",//')
-    if [[ -z $AWARD ]]; then
+    AWARD_STRING=$(grep -F '"award" : "'  "$ENTRY_JSON_PATH" | sed -e 's/^.*"award" : "//' -e 's/",//')
+    if [[ -z $AWARD_STRING ]]; then
         echo "$0: ERROR: in output_award: no award found in .entry.json file: $ENTRY_JSON_PATH" 1>&2
         return 5
     fi
-    echo "$AWARD"
+    echo "$AWARD_STRING"
     return 0
 }
 
@@ -291,9 +292,6 @@ if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
 fi
 #
 export ENTRY_PATH="$1"
-if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 1 ]]; then
-    echo "$0: debug[1]: ENTRY_PATH=$ENTRY_PATH" 1>&2
-fi
 
 # verify that we have a topdir directory
 #
@@ -419,6 +417,7 @@ if [[ ! -s $DOT_PATH ]]; then
     exit 7
 fi
 DOT_PATH_CONTENT=$(< "$DOT_PATH")
+export DOT_PATH_CONTENT
 if [[ $ENTRY_PATH != "$DOT_PATH_CONTENT" ]]; then
     echo "$0: ERROR: arg: $ENTRY_PATH does not match $DOT_PATH contents: $DOT_PATH_CONTENT" 1>&2
     exit 7
@@ -456,11 +455,11 @@ fi
 # determine award
 #
 AWARD=$(output_award "$ENTRY_JSON")
+export AWARD
 if [[ -z $AWARD ]]; then
     echo "$0: ERROR: cannot determine award for $YEAR_DIR from: $ENTRY_JSON" 1>&2
     exit 1
 fi
-export AWARD
 
 # parameter debugging
 #
@@ -468,15 +467,16 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: VERSION=$VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NAME=$NAME" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: V_FLAG=$V_FLAG" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: GIT_TOOL=$GIT_TOOL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: TOPDIR=$TOPDIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DOCROOT_SLASH=$DOCROOT_SLASH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_URL=$REPO_URL" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: URL=$URL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: SITE_URL=$SITE_URL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NOOP=$NOOP" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DO_NOT_PROCESS=$DO_NOT_PROCESS" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_PATH=$ENTRY_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CD_FAILED=$CD_FAILED" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: AUTHOR_PATH=$AUTHOR_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: AUTHOR_DIR=$AUTHOR_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: INC_PATH=$INC_PATH" 1>&2
@@ -489,8 +489,10 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DOT_YEAR=$DOT_YEAR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: YYYY_DIR=$YYYY_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DOT_PATH=$DOT_PATH" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: DOT_PATH_CONTENT=$DOT_PATH_CONTENT" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_JSON=$ENTRY_JSON" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_NAVBAR_AWK=$ENTRY_NAVBAR_AWK" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: AWARD=$AWARD" 1>&2
 fi
 
 # If -N, time to exit
diff --git a/bin/subst.year-index.sh b/bin/subst.year-index.sh
index 98504e74d..d57b4c86f 100755
--- a/bin/subst.year-index.sh
+++ b/bin/subst.year-index.sh
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.1.1 2024-03-19"
+export VERSION="1.1.2 2024-03-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -302,9 +302,6 @@ if [[ $# -ne 1 ]]; then
 fi
 #
 export YEAR_ARG="$1"
-if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 1 ]]; then
-    echo "$0: debug[1]: YEAR_ARG=$YEAR_ARG" 1>&2
-fi
 
 # verify that we have a topdir directory
 #
@@ -455,20 +452,22 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: VERSION=$VERSION" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NAME=$NAME" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: V_FLAG=$V_FLAG" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: GIT_TOOL=$GIT_TOOL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: TOPDIR=$TOPDIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DOCROOT_SLASH=$DOCROOT_SLASH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_URL=$REPO_URL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: SITE_URL=$SITE_URL" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: URL=$URL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NOOP=$NOOP" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DO_NOT_PROCESS=$DO_NOT_PROCESS" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: YEAR_ARG=$YEAR_ARG" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: AUTHOR_PATH=$AUTHOR_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: AUTHOR_DIR=$AUTHOR_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: INC_PATH=$INC_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: INC_DIR=$INC_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: BIN_PATH=$BIN_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: BIN_DIR=$BIN_DIR" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: YEAR_DIR=$YEAR_DIR" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CD_FAILED=$CD_FAILED" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: YEAR_DIR=$YEAR_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: TOP_FILE=$TOP_FILE" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: YEAR_NAVBAR_AWK=$YEAR_NAVBAR_AWK" 1>&2
diff --git a/bin/tar-all.sh b/bin/tar-all.sh
index 85058d356..f9562cfd6 100755
--- a/bin/tar-all.sh
+++ b/bin/tar-all.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.1.1 2024-03-18"
+export VERSION="1.1.2 2024-03-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -353,22 +353,22 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NAME=$NAME" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: V_FLAG=$V_FLAG" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: GIT_TOOL=$GIT_TOOL" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: GTAR_TOOL=$GTAR_TOOL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: TOPDIR=$TOPDIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_URL=$REPO_URL" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CAP_W_FLAG_FOUND=$CAP_W_FLAG_FOUND" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: GTAR_TOOL=$GTAR_TOOL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NOOP=$NOOP" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DO_NOT_PROCESS=$DO_NOT_PROCESS" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: CAP_W_FLAG_FOUND=$CAP_W_FLAG_FOUND" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: EXIT_CODE=$EXIT_CODE" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CD_FAILED=$CD_FAILED" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: BIN_PATH=$BIN_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: BIN_DIR=$BIN_DIR" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: YEAR_DIR=$YEAR_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: TARBALL=$TARBALL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: FILELIST_ENTRY_JSON_AWK=$FILELIST_ENTRY_JSON_AWK" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: IOCCC_CSS=$IOCCC_CSS" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: VAR_MK=$VAR_MK" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: FILELIST=$FILELIST" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: TOP_FILE=$TOP_FILE" 1>&2
 fi
 
 # If -N, time to exit
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ fi
 
 # create a temporary file manifest list
 #
-TMP_MANIFEST_LIST=".$NAME.$$.manifest.list"
+export TMP_MANIFEST_LIST=".$NAME.$$.manifest.list"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[3]: temporary file manifest list: $TMP_MANIFEST_LIST" 1>&2
 fi
@@ -404,7 +404,7 @@ fi
 
 # create a temporary sort list of files to tar
 #
-TMP_TAR_LIST=".$NAME.$$.tar.list"
+export TMP_TAR_LIST=".$NAME.$$.tar.list"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[3]: temporary file tar list: $TMP_TAR_LIST" 1>&2
 fi
@@ -429,7 +429,7 @@ fi
 # It is a pain to set the EXIT_CODE deep inside a loop, so we write the EXIT_CODE into a file
 # and read the file (setting EXIT_CODE again) after the loop.  A hack, but good enough for our needs.
 #
-TMP_EXIT_CODE=".$NAME.$$.exit.code"
+export TMP_EXIT_CODE=".$NAME.$$.exit.code"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[3]: temporary exit code: $TMP_EXIT_CODE" 1>&2
 fi
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ fi
 
 # create a temporary tarball
 #
-TMP_TARBALL=".$NAME.$$.tar.bz2"
+export TMP_TARBALL=".$NAME.$$.tar.bz2"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[3]: temporary tarball: $TMP_TARBALL" 1>&2
 fi
diff --git a/bin/tar-entry.sh b/bin/tar-entry.sh
index 8d523fcd9..3655aab2a 100755
--- a/bin/tar-entry.sh
+++ b/bin/tar-entry.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.3.1 2024-03-25"
+export VERSION="1.3.2 2024-03-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -320,6 +320,7 @@ if [[ ! -s $DOT_PATH ]]; then
     exit 5
 fi
 DOT_PATH_CONTENT=$(< "$DOT_PATH")
+export DOT_PATH_CONTENT
 if [[ $ENTRY_PATH != "$DOT_PATH_CONTENT" ]]; then
     echo "$0: ERROR: arg: $ENTRY_PATH does not match $DOT_PATH contents: $DOT_PATH_CONTENT" 1>&2
     exit 5
@@ -473,21 +474,25 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NAME=$NAME" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: V_FLAG=$V_FLAG" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: GIT_TOOL=$GIT_TOOL" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: GTAR_TOOL=$GTAR_TOOL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: TOPDIR=$TOPDIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_URL=$REPO_URL" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CAP_W_FLAG_FOUND=$CAP_W_FLAG_FOUND" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: GTAR_TOOL=$GTAR_TOOL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NOOP=$NOOP" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DO_NOT_PROCESS=$DO_NOT_PROCESS" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: CAP_W_FLAG_FOUND=$CAP_W_FLAG_FOUND" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_PATH=$ENTRY_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: EXIT_CODE=$EXIT_CODE" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_PATH=$ENTRY_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CD_FAILED=$CD_FAILED" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: BIN_PATH=$BIN_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: BIN_DIR=$BIN_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: YEAR_DIR=$YEAR_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_DIR=$ENTRY_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_ID=$ENTRY_ID" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: DOT_YEAR=$DOT_YEAR" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: YYYY_DIR=$YYYY_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DOT_PATH=$DOT_PATH" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: DOT_PATH_CONTENT=$DOT_PATH_CONTENT" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_JSON=$ENTRY_JSON" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: FILELIST_ENTRY_JSON_AWK=$FILELIST_ENTRY_JSON_AWK" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: IOCCC_CSS=$IOCCC_CSS" 1>&2
@@ -695,7 +700,7 @@ fi
 
 # create a temporary tarball
 #
-TMP_TARBALL=".$NAME.$$.tar.bz2"
+export TMP_TARBALL=".$NAME.$$.tar.bz2"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[3]: temporary tarball: $TMP_TARBALL" 1>&2
 fi
@@ -764,6 +769,7 @@ if [[ -z $REBUILD_TARBALL ]]; then
     fi
     TAR_CONTENTS_DIFFERS=$(TZ=UTC LC_ALL=C "$GTAR_TOOL" --compare --file="$TARBALL" -C . 2>&1 | \
     			   grep -E -v ': (Uid|Gid|Mod time) differs$')
+    export TAR_CONTENTS_DIFFERS
     if [[ -n $TAR_CONTENTS_DIFFERS ]]; then
 	REBUILD_TARBALL="true"
 	if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 1 ]]; then
@@ -794,6 +800,7 @@ if [[ -n $REBUILD_TARBALL ]]; then
 	#
 	TAR_TIMESTAMP=$(TZ=UTZ date '+%s')
 	status="$?"
+	export TAR_TIMESTAMP
 	if [[ $status -ne 0 ]]; then
 	    echo "$0: ERROR: new TZ=UTC date +%s failed, error: $status" 1>&2
 	    exit 8
diff --git a/bin/tar-year.sh b/bin/tar-year.sh
index dbbf3968c..5a88a1f94 100755
--- a/bin/tar-year.sh
+++ b/bin/tar-year.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.1.1 2024-03-18"
+export VERSION="1.1.2 2024-03-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -357,17 +357,18 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NAME=$NAME" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: V_FLAG=$V_FLAG" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: GIT_TOOL=$GIT_TOOL" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: GTAR_TOOL=$GTAR_TOOL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: TOPDIR=$TOPDIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_URL=$REPO_URL" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CAP_W_FLAG_FOUND=$CAP_W_FLAG_FOUND" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: GTAR_TOOL=$GTAR_TOOL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NOOP=$NOOP" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DO_NOT_PROCESS=$DO_NOT_PROCESS" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: CAP_W_FLAG_FOUND=$CAP_W_FLAG_FOUND" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: EXIT_CODE=$EXIT_CODE" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: YYYY=$YYYY" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CD_FAILED=$CD_FAILED" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: BIN_PATH=$BIN_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: BIN_DIR=$BIN_DIR" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: YEAR_DIR=$YEAR_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: TARBALL=$TARBALL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: FILELIST_ENTRY_JSON_AWK=$FILELIST_ENTRY_JSON_AWK" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: IOCCC_CSS=$IOCCC_CSS" 1>&2
@@ -386,7 +387,7 @@ fi
 
 # create a temporary file manifest list
 #
-TMP_MANIFEST_LIST=".$NAME.$$.manifest.list"
+export TMP_MANIFEST_LIST=".$NAME.$$.manifest.list"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[3]: temporary file manifest list: $TMP_MANIFEST_LIST" 1>&2
 fi
@@ -408,7 +409,7 @@ fi
 
 # create a temporary sort list of files to tar
 #
-TMP_TAR_LIST=".$NAME.$$.tar.list"
+export TMP_TAR_LIST=".$NAME.$$.tar.list"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[3]: temporary file tar list: $TMP_TAR_LIST" 1>&2
 fi
@@ -433,7 +434,7 @@ fi
 # It is a pain to set the EXIT_CODE deep inside a loop, so we write the EXIT_CODE into a file
 # and read the file (setting EXIT_CODE again) after the loop.  A hack, but good enough for our needs.
 #
-TMP_EXIT_CODE=".$NAME.$$.exit.code"
+export TMP_EXIT_CODE=".$NAME.$$.exit.code"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[3]: temporary exit code: $TMP_EXIT_CODE" 1>&2
 fi
@@ -455,7 +456,7 @@ fi
 
 # create a temporary tarball
 #
-TMP_TARBALL=".$NAME.$$.tar.bz2"
+export TMP_TARBALL=".$NAME.$$.tar.bz2"
 if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo  "$0: debug[3]: temporary tarball: $TMP_TARBALL" 1>&2
 fi
diff --git a/bin/untar-entry.sh b/bin/untar-entry.sh
index 5381c319f..1aa39efa0 100755
--- a/bin/untar-entry.sh
+++ b/bin/untar-entry.sh
@@ -83,7 +83,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.0 2024-03-25"
+export VERSION="1.0.1 2024-03-26"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -338,17 +338,20 @@ if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 3 ]]; then
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NAME=$NAME" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: V_FLAG=$V_FLAG" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: GIT_TOOL=$GIT_TOOL" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: GTAR_TOOL=$GTAR_TOOL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: TOPDIR=$TOPDIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_URL=$REPO_URL" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CAP_W_FLAG_FOUND=$CAP_W_FLAG_FOUND" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: GTAR_TOOL=$GTAR_TOOL" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: NOOP=$NOOP" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: DO_NOT_PROCESS=$DO_NOT_PROCESS" 1>&2
-    echo "$0: debug[3]: CAP_W_FLAG_FOUND=$CAP_W_FLAG_FOUND" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_PATH=$ENTRY_PATH" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: REPO_NAME=$REPO_NAME" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: CD_FAILED=$CD_FAILED" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: YEAR_DIR=$YEAR_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_DIR=$ENTRY_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: ENTRY_ID=$ENTRY_ID" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: DOT_YEAR=$DOT_YEAR" 1>&2
+    echo "$0: debug[3]: YYYY_DIR=$YYYY_DIR" 1>&2
     echo "$0: debug[3]: TARBALL=$TARBALL" 1>&2
 fi