diff --git a/2000/bmeyer/.entry.json b/2000/bmeyer/.entry.json
index 6b8cb7713..a29170656 100644
--- a/2000/bmeyer/.entry.json
+++ b/2000/bmeyer/.entry.json
@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@
             "OK_to_edit" : false,
             "display_as" : "image",
             "display_via_github" : false,
-            "entry_text" : "image of author’s godchild and nephew"
+            "entry_text" : "image of author\u2019s godchild and nephew"
         },
         {
             "file_path" : "try.sh",
diff --git a/2020/kurdyukov4/.entry.json b/2020/kurdyukov4/.entry.json
index 6e9bfa7be..f7741ae9f 100644
--- a/2020/kurdyukov4/.entry.json
+++ b/2020/kurdyukov4/.entry.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "no_comment" : "mandatory comment: because comments were removed from the original JSON spec",
     "entry_JSON_format_version" : "1.2 2024-09-25",
-    "award" : "Best abuse of lámatyávë",
+    "award" : "Best abuse of l\u00e1maty\u00e1v\u00eb",
     "year" : 2020,
     "dir" : "kurdyukov4",
     "entry_id" : "2020_kurdyukov4",
diff --git a/author/Anton_Algmyr.json b/author/Anton_Algmyr.json
index 281627c9e..9ca6a9f7f 100644
--- a/author/Anton_Algmyr.json
+++ b/author/Anton_Algmyr.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "no_comment" : "mandatory comment: because comments were removed from the original JSON spec",
     "author_JSON_format_version" : "1.1 2024-02-11",
     "author_handle" : "Anton_Algmyr",
-    "full_name" : "Anton Älgmyr",
+    "full_name" : "Anton \u00c4lgmyr",
     "sort_word" : "algmyr",
     "location_code" : "SE",
     "email" : "algmyr@student.chalmers.se",
diff --git a/author/Ondrej_Adamovsky.json b/author/Ondrej_Adamovsky.json
index a2b84ec39..4b365c1ea 100644
--- a/author/Ondrej_Adamovsky.json
+++ b/author/Ondrej_Adamovsky.json
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
     "no_comment" : "mandatory comment: because comments were removed from the original JSON spec",
     "author_JSON_format_version" : "1.1 2024-02-11",
     "author_handle" : "Ondrej_Adamovsky",
-    "full_name" : "Ondřej Adamovský",
+    "full_name" : "Ond\u0159ej Adamovsk\u00fd",
     "sort_word" : "adamovsky",
     "location_code" : "CZ",
     "email" : "oa@cmail.cz",
diff --git a/bin/README.md b/bin/README.md
index 3e2d8e492..ea1539f59 100644
--- a/bin/README.md
+++ b/bin/README.md
@@ -75,6 +75,44 @@ be directly invoked as well, should you wish to see their output or if you have
 some odd need to do so.
 
 
+<div id="all-jfmt">
+### [all-jfmt.sh](%%REPO_URL%%/bin/all-jfmt.sh)
+</div>
+
+Canonically format all entry and author JSON files
+
+Usage:
+
+``` <!---sh-->
+    bin/all-jfmt.sh -v 3
+```
+
+Alternate usage:
+
+``` <!---sh-->
+    make all_jfmt
+```
+
+
+<div id="all-years">
+### [all-years.sh](%%REPO_URL%%/bin/all-years.sh)
+</div>
+
+Run a command on all IOCCC years.
+
+Usage:
+
+``` <!---sh-->
+    bin/all-years.sh -v 1 bin/gen-year-index.sh -v 1
+```
+
+Alternate usage:
+
+``` <!---sh-->
+    bin/all-years.sh -v 1 bin/chk-entry.sh
+```
+
+
 <div id="all-run">
 ### [all-run.sh](%%REPO_URL%%/bin/all-run.sh)
 </div>
@@ -137,6 +175,53 @@ the top level `Makefile`:
 FAQ on "[.entry.json files](../faq.html#entry_json)"
 for more details on `.entry.json` files.
 
+
+<div id="combine-author-handle">
+### [combine_author_handle.sh](%%REPO_URL%%/bin/combine_author_handle.sh)
+</div>
+
+Combine all author/author_handle.JSON files as single JSON file.
+
+The purpose of this tool is to make looking for information across all
+authors faster by temporarily forming them into a single JSON file.
+
+Because `jsp(1)` open remembers the last copy of a given JSON member name.
+As such, we change the JSON member name "winning_entry_set" into
+a unique "winning_entry_set.FILENO" where FILENO is the file number.
+This the JSON member value will be preserved across all files.
+
+We also convert where FILENO is the file number and FILENAME is the filename:
+
+``` <!---json-->
+   "sort_word" : "data",
+```
+
+into:
+
+``` <!---json-->
+   "sort_word.FILENO" : [
+       {
+           "sort_word" : "data FILENAME"
+       }
+   ],
+```
+
+This will allow `jsp(1)` to print sort_word values.
+
+We also make sure that the last item from a given file ends in a comma (",)",
+due to the bogosity of the so-called JSON spec.
+
+Usage:
+
+``` <!---sh-->
+    bin/combine_author_handle.sh > combined_author_handle.json
+```
+
+**NOTE**: This tool assume that all JSON files have been formatted with the
+`bin/jprint-wrapper.sh` tool.  In particular the first line is just "{:,
+and the last line is just "}" and each JSON element is on its own line.
+
+
 <div id="csv2entry">
 ### [csv2entry.sh](%%REPO_URL%%/bin/csv2entry.sh)
 </div>
@@ -686,8 +771,33 @@ For example:
     bin/jval-wrapper.sh -q -T author/Anton_Algmyr.json '$.full_name' | jstrdecode -
 ```
 
+**NOTE**: With `jstrdecode(1)` version 1.2.3 or better, one can use `jstrdecode -N`
+and not have to use `-T` with `bin/jval-wrapper.sh`.
 
-<div id="md2html_cfg">
+
+<div id="manifest-csv-entry">
+### [manifest.csv.entry.awk](%%REPO_URL%%/bin/manifest.csv.entry.awk)
+</div>
+
+Output manifest csv from a entry's manifest as found in its `.entry.json` file.
+
+``` <!---sh-->
+    awk -f bin/manifest.csv.entry.awk YYYY/dir/.entry.json
+```
+
+
+<div id="manifest-csv-json">
+### [bin/manifest.entry.json.awk](%%REPO_URL%%/bin/manifest.entry.json.awk)
+</div>
+
+Output manifest table from a entry's `.entry.json` file.
+
+``` <!---sh-->
+    awk -v github=REPO_URL -f bin/manifest.entry.json.awk YYYY/dir/.entry.json
+```
+
+
+<div id="md2html-cfg">
 ### [md2html.cfg](%%REPO_URL%%/bin/md2html.cfg)
 </div>
 
@@ -722,6 +832,7 @@ markdown files) and HTML fragments from the [inc directory](../inc/index.html).
 The [md2html.cfg](index.html#md2html_cfg) configuration file is
 used by [md2html.sh](%%REPO_URL%%/bin/md2html.sh) to drive the generation process.
 
+
 <div id="new-dir">
 ### [new-dir.sh](%%REPO_URL%%/bin/new-dir.sh)
 </div>
diff --git a/bin/entry2csv.sh b/bin/entry2csv.sh
index ca8ebfc59..59f12f077 100755
--- a/bin/entry2csv.sh
+++ b/bin/entry2csv.sh
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ shopt -s lastpipe	# explicitly run the last command of the pipe line in the curr
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.5 2024-10-08"
+export VERSION="1.5.1 2024-10-10"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ if [[ -z $JSTRDECODE ]]; then
     echo "$0: notice: then: cd jparse && sudo make install clobber" 1>&2
     exit 5
 fi
-export MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION="1.2.0"
+export MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION="1.2.3"
 JSTRDECODE_VERSION=$("$JSTRDECODE" -V | head -1 | awk '{print $3;}')
 if ! "$VERGE" "$JSTRDECODE_VERSION" "$MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION"; then
     echo "$0: FATAL: jstrdecode version: $JSTRDECODE_VERSION < minimum version: $MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION" 1>&2
@@ -218,12 +218,12 @@ function output_award
     #
     PATTERN='$..award'
     if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 5 ]]; then
-	echo  "$0: debug[5]: about to run: $JVAL_WRAPPER -b -q -T -- $ENTRY_JSON_PATH '$PATTERN' | $JSTRDECODE -" 1>&2
+	echo  "$0: debug[5]: about to run: $JVAL_WRAPPER -b -q -- $ENTRY_JSON_PATH '$PATTERN' | $JSTRDECODE -N -" 1>&2
     fi
-    "$JVAL_WRAPPER" -b -q -T "$ENTRY_JSON_PATH" "$PATTERN" | "$JSTRDECODE" -
+    "$JVAL_WRAPPER" -b -q "$ENTRY_JSON_PATH" "$PATTERN" | "$JSTRDECODE" -N -
     status_codes=("${PIPESTATUS[@]}")
     if [[ ${status_codes[*]} =~ [1-9] ]]; then
-	echo "$0: ERROR: in output_award: $JVAL_WRAPPER -b -q -T -- $ENTRY_JSON_PATH '$PATTERN' | $JSTRDECODE - failed," \
+	echo "$0: ERROR: in output_award: $JVAL_WRAPPER -b -q -- $ENTRY_JSON_PATH '$PATTERN' | $JSTRDECODE -N - failed," \
 	     "error codes: ${status_codes[*]}" 1>&2
 	return 5
     fi
@@ -378,13 +378,13 @@ function output_abstract
     #
     PATTERN='$..abstract'
     if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 5 ]]; then
-	echo  "$0: debug[5]: about to run: $JVAL_WRAPPER -b -q -T -- $ENTRY_JSON_PATH '$PATTERN' | $JSTRDECODE -" 1>&2
+	echo  "$0: debug[5]: about to run: $JVAL_WRAPPER -b -q -- $ENTRY_JSON_PATH '$PATTERN' | $JSTRDECODE -N -" 1>&2
     fi
     export ABSTRACT
-    ABSTRACT=$("$JVAL_WRAPPER" -b -q -T "$ENTRY_JSON_PATH" "$PATTERN" | "$JSTRDECODE" -)
+    ABSTRACT=$("$JVAL_WRAPPER" -b -q "$ENTRY_JSON_PATH" "$PATTERN" | "$JSTRDECODE" -N -)
     status_codes=("${PIPESTATUS[@]}")
     if [[ ${status_codes[*]} =~ [1-9] || -z $ABSTRACT ]]; then
-	echo "$0: ERROR: in output_abstract: $JVAL_WRAPPER -b -q -T -- $ENTRY_JSON_PATH '$PATTERN' | $JSTRDECODE -  failed," \
+	echo "$0: ERROR: in output_abstract: $JVAL_WRAPPER -b -q -- $ENTRY_JSON_PATH '$PATTERN' | $JSTRDECODE -N -  failed," \
 	     "error codes: ${status_codes[*]}" 1>&2
 	return 5
     fi
diff --git a/bin/gen-authors.sh b/bin/gen-authors.sh
index 1f755b436..afd4557df 100755
--- a/bin/gen-authors.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-authors.sh
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.14 2024-10-08"
+export VERSION="1.14.1 2024-10-10"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ if [[ -z $JSTRDECODE ]]; then
     echo "$0: notice: then: cd jparse && sudo make install clobber" 1>&2
     exit 5
 fi
-export MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION="1.2.0"
+export MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION="1.2.3"
 JSTRDECODE_VERSION=$("$JSTRDECODE" -V | head -1 | awk '{print $3;}')
 if ! "$VERGE" "$JSTRDECODE_VERSION" "$MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION"; then
     echo "$0: FATAL: jstrdecode version: $JSTRDECODE_VERSION < minimum version: $MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION" 1>&2
@@ -273,12 +273,12 @@ function output_award
     #
     PATTERN='$..award'
     if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 5 ]]; then
-	echo  "$0: debug[5]: about to run: $JVAL_WRAPPER -b -q -T -- $ENTRY_JSON_PATH '$PATTERN' | $JSTRDECODE -" 1>&2
+	echo  "$0: debug[5]: about to run: $JVAL_WRAPPER -b -q -- $ENTRY_JSON_PATH '$PATTERN' | $JSTRDECODE -N -" 1>&2
     fi
-    "$JVAL_WRAPPER" -b -q -T "$ENTRY_JSON_PATH" "$PATTERN" | "$JSTRDECODE" -
+    "$JVAL_WRAPPER" -b -q "$ENTRY_JSON_PATH" "$PATTERN" | "$JSTRDECODE" -N -
     status_codes=("${PIPESTATUS[@]}")
     if [[ ${status_codes[*]} =~ [1-9] ]]; then
-	echo "$0: ERROR: in output_award: $JVAL_WRAPPER -b -q -T -- $ENTRY_JSON_PATH '$PATTERN' | $JSTRDECODE - failed," \
+	echo "$0: ERROR: in output_award: $JVAL_WRAPPER -b -q -- $ENTRY_JSON_PATH '$PATTERN' | $JSTRDECODE -N - failed," \
 	     "error codes: ${status_codes[*]}" 1>&2
 	return 5
     fi
diff --git a/bin/gen-location.sh b/bin/gen-location.sh
index cf06d7095..03b8f1c8c 100755
--- a/bin/gen-location.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-location.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="1.8 2024-10-08"
+export VERSION="1.8.1 2024-10-10"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -123,7 +123,7 @@ if [[ -z $JSTRDECODE ]]; then
     echo "$0: notice: then: cd jparse && sudo make install clobber" 1>&2
     exit 5
 fi
-export MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION="1.2.0"
+export MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION="1.2.3"
 JSTRDECODE_VERSION=$("$JSTRDECODE" -V | head -1 | awk '{print $3;}')
 if ! "$VERGE" "$JSTRDECODE_VERSION" "$MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION"; then
     echo "$0: FATAL: jstrdecode version: $JSTRDECODE_VERSION < minimum version: $MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION" 1>&2
@@ -593,7 +593,7 @@ find "$AUTHOR_DIR" -mindepth 1 -maxdepth 1 -type f -name '*.json' -print |
 	# obtain the author full name
 	#
 	PATTERN='$..full_name'
-	FULL_NAME=$("$JVAL_WRAPPER" -b -q -T "$AUTHOR_HANDLE_JSON" "$PATTERN" | "$JSTRDECODE" -)
+	FULL_NAME=$("$JVAL_WRAPPER" -b -q "$AUTHOR_HANDLE_JSON" "$PATTERN" | "$JSTRDECODE" -N -)
 	status_codes=("${PIPESTATUS[@]}")
 	if [[ ${status_codes[*]} =~ [1-9] || -z $FULL_NAME ]]; then
 	    echo "$0: ERROR: cannot full name from: $AUTHOR_HANDLE" 1>&2
diff --git a/bin/gen-years.sh b/bin/gen-years.sh
index fc2427d33..3a06f4513 100755
--- a/bin/gen-years.sh
+++ b/bin/gen-years.sh
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.6 2024-10-08"
+export VERSION="1.6.1 2024-10-10"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ if [[ -z $JSTRDECODE ]]; then
     echo "$0: notice: then: cd jparse && sudo make install clobber" 1>&2
     exit 5
 fi
-export MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION="1.2.0"
+export MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION="1.2.3"
 JSTRDECODE_VERSION=$("$JSTRDECODE" -V | head -1 | awk '{print $3;}')
 if ! "$VERGE" "$JSTRDECODE_VERSION" "$MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION"; then
     echo "$0: FATAL: jstrdecode version: $JSTRDECODE_VERSION < minimum version: $MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION" 1>&2
@@ -247,7 +247,7 @@ function output_award
     # obtain the award string
     #
     PATTERN='$..award'
-    AWARD_STRING=$("$JVAL_WRAPPER" -b -q -T "$ENTRY_JSON_PATH" "$PATTERN" | "$JSTRDECODE" -)
+    AWARD_STRING=$("$JVAL_WRAPPER" -b -q "$ENTRY_JSON_PATH" "$PATTERN" | "$JSTRDECODE" -N -)
     status_codes=("${PIPESTATUS[@]}")
     if [[ ${status_codes[*]} =~ [1-9] || -z $AWARD_STRING ]]; then
 	echo "$0: ERROR: in output_award: no award found in .entry.json file: $ENTRY_JSON_PATH" 1>&2
diff --git a/bin/index.html b/bin/index.html
index ae1ad5952..3163459bd 100644
--- a/bin/index.html
+++ b/bin/index.html
@@ -433,6 +433,22 @@ that you use the <code>-h</code> option on it first.</p>
 <a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/bin/md2html.cfg">bin/md2html.cfg</a> file but some of these tools can
 be directly invoked as well, should you wish to see their output or if you have
 some odd need to do so.</p>
+<div id="all-jfmt">
+<h3 id="all-jfmt.sh"><a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/bin/all-jfmt.sh">all-jfmt.sh</a></h3>
+</div>
+<p>canonically format all entry and author JSON files</p>
+<p>Usage:</p>
+<pre><code>    bin/all-jfmt.sh -v 3</code></pre>
+<p>Alternate usage:</p>
+<pre><code>    make all_jfmt</code></pre>
+<div id="all-years">
+<h3 id="all-years.sh"><a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/bin/all-years.sh">all-years.sh</a></h3>
+</div>
+<p>Run a command on all IOCCC years.</p>
+<p>Usage:</p>
+<pre><code>    bin/all-years.sh -v 1 bin/gen-year-index.sh -v 1</code></pre>
+<p>Alternate usage:</p>
+<pre><code>    bin/all-years.sh -v 1 bin/chk-entry.sh</code></pre>
 <div id="all-run">
 <h3 id="all-run.sh"><a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/bin/all-run.sh">all-run.sh</a></h3>
 </div>
@@ -442,7 +458,7 @@ some odd need to do so.</p>
 <p>Alternate usage:</p>
 <pre><code>    bin/all-run.sh -v 3 bin/readme2index.sh -v 1</code></pre>
 <div id="all-years">
-<h3 id="all-years.sh"><a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/bin/all-years.sh">all-years.sh</a></h3>
+<h3 id="all-years.sh-1"><a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/bin/all-years.sh">all-years.sh</a></h3>
 </div>
 <p>Run a command on all IOCCC years.</p>
 <p>Usage:</p>
@@ -793,6 +809,8 @@ or if not found, the <code>JSONPath.sh(1)</code> tool from the recently forked a
 
     bin/jval-wrapper.sh author/Anton_Algmyr.json &#39;$.full_name&#39;
     bin/jval-wrapper.sh -q -T author/Anton_Algmyr.json &#39;$.full_name&#39; | jstrdecode -</code></pre>
+<p><strong>NOTE</strong>: With <code>jstrdecode(1)</code> version 1.2.3 or better, one can use <code>jstrdecode -N</code>
+and not have to use <code>-T</code> with <code>bin/jval-wrapper.sh</code>.</p>
 <div id="md2html_cfg">
 <h3 id="md2html.cfg"><a href="https://github.com/ioccc-src/temp-test-ioccc/blob/master/bin/md2html.cfg">md2html.cfg</a></h3>
 </div>
diff --git a/bin/output-index-author.sh b/bin/output-index-author.sh
index dc5f7081f..fe3e4760d 100755
--- a/bin/output-index-author.sh
+++ b/bin/output-index-author.sh
@@ -104,7 +104,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.10 2024-10-08"
+export VERSION="1.10.1 2024-10-10"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -142,7 +142,7 @@ if [[ -z $JSTRDECODE ]]; then
     echo "$0: notice: then: cd jparse && sudo make install clobber" 1>&2
     exit 5
 fi
-export MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION="1.2.0"
+export MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION="1.2.3"
 JSTRDECODE_VERSION=$("$JSTRDECODE" -V | head -1 | awk '{print $3;}')
 if ! "$VERGE" "$JSTRDECODE_VERSION" "$MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION"; then
     echo "$0: FATAL: jstrdecode version: $JSTRDECODE_VERSION < minimum version: $MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION" 1>&2
@@ -345,10 +345,10 @@ function output_full_name
     # extract Full Name from the author/author_handle.json file
     #
     PATTERN='$..full_name'
-    "$JVAL_WRAPPER" -b -q -T "$AUTHOR_HANDLE_JSON_PATH" "$PATTERN" | "$JSTRDECODE" -
+    "$JVAL_WRAPPER" -b -q "$AUTHOR_HANDLE_JSON_PATH" "$PATTERN" | "$JSTRDECODE" -N -
     status_codes=("${PIPESTATUS[@]}")
     if [[ ${status_codes[*]} =~ [1-9] ]]; then
-	echo  "$0: ERROR: in output_full_name: $JVAL_WRAPPER -b -q $AUTHOR_HANDLE_JSON_PATH '$PATTERN' failed," \
+	echo  "$0: ERROR: in output_full_name: $JVAL_WRAPPER -b -q $AUTHOR_HANDLE_JSON_PATH '$PATTERN' | $JSTRDECODE -N - failed," \
 	      "error codes: ${status_codes[*]}" 1>&2
 	return 5
     fi
diff --git a/bin/output-year-index.sh b/bin/output-year-index.sh
index 05ed202e7..22880fb35 100755
--- a/bin/output-year-index.sh
+++ b/bin/output-year-index.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="1.6 2024-10-08"
+export VERSION="1.6.1 2024-10-10"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ if [[ -z $JSTRDECODE ]]; then
     echo "$0: notice: then: cd jparse && sudo make install clobber" 1>&2
     exit 5
 fi
-export MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION="1.2.0"
+export MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION="1.2.3"
 JSTRDECODE_VERSION=$("$JSTRDECODE" -V | head -1 | awk '{print $3;}')
 if ! "$VERGE" "$JSTRDECODE_VERSION" "$MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION"; then
     echo "$0: FATAL: jstrdecode version: $JSTRDECODE_VERSION < minimum version: $MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION" 1>&2
@@ -249,12 +249,12 @@ function output_award
     #
     PATTERN='$..award'
     if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 5 ]]; then
-	echo  "$0: debug[5]: about to run: $JVAL_WRAPPER -b -q -T -- $ENTRY_JSON_PATH '$PATTERN' | $JSTRDECODE -" 1>&2
+	echo  "$0: debug[5]: about to run: $JVAL_WRAPPER -b -q -- $ENTRY_JSON_PATH '$PATTERN' | $JSTRDECODE -N -" 1>&2
     fi
-    "$JVAL_WRAPPER" -b -q -T "$ENTRY_JSON_PATH" "$PATTERN" | "$JSTRDECODE" -
+    "$JVAL_WRAPPER" -b -q "$ENTRY_JSON_PATH" "$PATTERN" | "$JSTRDECODE" -N -
     status_codes=("${PIPESTATUS[@]}")
     if [[ ${status_codes[*]} =~ [1-9] ]]; then
-	echo "$0: ERROR: in output_award: $JVAL_WRAPPER -b -q -T -- $ENTRY_JSON_PATH '$PATTERN' | $JSTRDECODE - failed," \
+	echo "$0: ERROR: in output_award: $JVAL_WRAPPER -b -q -- $ENTRY_JSON_PATH '$PATTERN' | $JSTRDECODE -N - failed," \
 	     "error codes: ${status_codes[*]}" 1>&2
 	return 5
     fi
diff --git a/bin/subst.entry-index.sh b/bin/subst.entry-index.sh
index 553b0d9dc..2f469cb4e 100755
--- a/bin/subst.entry-index.sh
+++ b/bin/subst.entry-index.sh
@@ -106,7 +106,7 @@ shopt -s globstar	# enable ** to match all files and zero or more directories an
 
 # set variables referenced in the usage message
 #
-export VERSION="1.8 2024-10-08"
+export VERSION="1.8.1 2024-10-10"
 NAME=$(basename "$0")
 export NAME
 export V_FLAG=0
@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ if [[ -z $JSTRDECODE ]]; then
     echo "$0: notice: then: cd jparse && sudo make install clobber" 1>&2
     exit 5
 fi
-export MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION="1.2.0"
+export MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION="1.2.3"
 JSTRDECODE_VERSION=$("$JSTRDECODE" -V | head -1 | awk '{print $3;}')
 if ! "$VERGE" "$JSTRDECODE_VERSION" "$MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION"; then
     echo "$0: FATAL: jstrdecode version: $JSTRDECODE_VERSION < minimum version: $MIN_JSTRDECODE_VERSION" 1>&2
@@ -239,12 +239,12 @@ function output_award
     #
     PATTERN='$..award'
     if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 5 ]]; then
-	echo  "$0: debug[5]: about to run: $JVAL_WRAPPER -b -q -T -- $ENTRY_JSON_PATH '$PATTERN' | $JSTRDECODE -" 1>&2
+	echo  "$0: debug[5]: about to run: $JVAL_WRAPPER -b -q -- $ENTRY_JSON_PATH '$PATTERN' | $JSTRDECODE -N -" 1>&2
     fi
-    "$JVAL_WRAPPER" -b -q -T "$ENTRY_JSON_PATH" "$PATTERN" | "$JSTRDECODE" -
+    "$JVAL_WRAPPER" -b -q "$ENTRY_JSON_PATH" "$PATTERN" | "$JSTRDECODE" -N -
     status_codes=("${PIPESTATUS[@]}")
     if [[ ${status_codes[*]} =~ [1-9] ]]; then
-	echo "$0: ERROR: in output_award: $JVAL_WRAPPER -b -q -T -- $ENTRY_JSON_PATH '$PATTERN' | $JSTRDECODE - failed," \
+	echo "$0: ERROR: in output_award: $JVAL_WRAPPER -b -q -- $ENTRY_JSON_PATH '$PATTERN' | $JSTRDECODE -N - failed," \
 	     "error codes: ${status_codes[*]}" 1>&2
 	return 5
     fi
@@ -290,12 +290,12 @@ function output_abstract
     #
     PATTERN='$..abstract'
     if [[ $V_FLAG -ge 5 ]]; then
-	echo  "$0: debug[5]: about to run: $JVAL_WRAPPER -b -q -T -- $ENTRY_JSON_PATH '$PATTERN' | $JSTRDECODE -" 1>&2
+	echo  "$0: debug[5]: about to run: $JVAL_WRAPPER -b -q -- $ENTRY_JSON_PATH '$PATTERN' | $JSTRDECODE -N -" 1>&2
     fi
-    "$JVAL_WRAPPER" -b -q -T "$ENTRY_JSON_PATH" "$PATTERN" | "$JSTRDECODE" -
+    "$JVAL_WRAPPER" -b -q "$ENTRY_JSON_PATH" "$PATTERN" | "$JSTRDECODE" -N -
     status_codes=("${PIPESTATUS[@]}")
     if [[ ${status_codes[*]} =~ [1-9] ]]; then
-	echo "$0: ERROR: in output_abstract: $JVAL_WRAPPER -b -q -T -- $ENTRY_JSON_PATH '$PATTERN | $JSTRDECODE - failed," \
+	echo "$0: ERROR: in output_abstract: $JVAL_WRAPPER -b -q -- $ENTRY_JSON_PATH '$PATTERN | $JSTRDECODE -N - failed," \
 	     "error codes: ${status_codes[*]}" 1>&2
 	return 5
     fi