diff --git a/Justfile b/Justfile
index f338d35b9..256c8f5b0 100644
--- a/Justfile
+++ b/Justfile
@@ -580,12 +580,6 @@ INSTALLING:
     $STACK install --local-bin-path bin --flag '*:debug' {{ STACKARGS }}
     for e in hledger hledger-ui hledger-web ; do mv bin/$e bin/$e-dbg; echo "bin/$e-dbg"; done
 
-# # make must be GNU Make 4.3+
-# .PHONY: shellcompletions
-# # update shell completions in hledger package
-# shellcompletions:
-#     make -C hledger/shell-completion/ clean-all all
-
 # On gnu/linux: can't interpolate GTAR here for some reason, and need the shebang line.
 # linux / mac only for now, does not handle the windows zip file.
 # download github release VER binaries for OS (linux, mac) and ARCH (x64, arm64) to bin/old/hledger*-VER
@@ -619,11 +613,6 @@ symlink-web-dirs:
     ln -sf hledger-web/static
     ln -sf hledger-web/templates
 
-# update shell completions in hledger package
-shell-completions:
-    make -C hledger/shell-completion/ clean-all all
-
-
 # ** Benchmarking ------------------------------------------------------------
 BENCHMARKING:
 
@@ -958,7 +947,7 @@ twih:  # *DATE:
     #!/usr/bin/env osh
     #BEG=`just _dateorsecondlatestfriday  $DATE`
     END=`just _todayorlatestfriday $DATE`
-    cat <<EOS
+    cat <<EOS:  # the colon helps the vscode just highlighter
     == TWIH notes: ========================================
 
     last release: `just rel`
@@ -974,8 +963,8 @@ twih:  # *DATE:
 
     == TWIH draft (in clipboard) : ========================
 
-    EOS
-    (cat <<EOS
+    EOS:
+    (cat <<EOS:
     ---
 
     ## This Week In Hledger $END
@@ -995,7 +984,7 @@ twih:  # *DATE:
     <https://hledger.org/news.html#this-week-in-hledger-$END>
 
     
-    EOS
+    EOS:
     ) | tee /dev/tty | pbcopy
 
 GITSHORTFMT := "--format='%ad %s' --date=short"
@@ -1016,7 +1005,7 @@ commitlog *DATE:
     git -C ../plaintextaccounting.org log {{ GITSHORTFMT }} --since $BEG --until $END --reverse | sed -E -e 's/ ;/ /'
     echo
 
-WORKLOG := "../../notes/CLOUD/hledger log.md"
+WORKLOG := "../../notes/CLOUD/hledger.md"
 
 # Show dates logged in hledger work log.
 @worklogdates:
@@ -1377,6 +1366,11 @@ sccv:
 # list-commits: $(call def-help,list-commits, list all commits chronologically and numbered)
 #     @git log --format='%ad %h %s (%an)' --date=short --reverse | cat -n
 
+# update shell completions in hledger package
+@completions:
+    make -C hledger/shell-completion/
+    echo "now please commit any changes in hledger/shell-completion/"
+
 # Make git release tags for the hledger packages and project, assuming a complete single-version release.
 @reltag:
 	for p in $PACKAGES; do just reltagpkg $p; done
diff --git a/Shake.hs b/Shake.hs
index f16fbc998..40962a2da 100755
--- a/Shake.hs
+++ b/Shake.hs
@@ -403,6 +403,7 @@ main = do
       -- MANUALS
 
       -- Generate the manuals in plain text, nroff, info, and markdown formats.
+      -- NB you should run "Shake cmddocs" before this, it's not automatic (?)
       phony "manuals" $ do
         need $ concat [
                nroffmanuals
@@ -600,7 +601,7 @@ main = do
       -- With -c, also commit any changes in the .md and .txt files.
       -- The hledger build should up to date when running this. XXX how to check ? need ["build"] is circular
       phony "cmddocs" $ do
-        liftIO $ putStrLn "please ensure the hledger build is up to date"
+        liftIO $ putStrLn "please ensure the hledger build is up to date. Running all commands..."
         need commandtxts
         when commit $ commitIfChanged ";doc: update command docs" $ commandmds <> commandtxts
 
@@ -639,7 +640,7 @@ main = do
           let cmdname = map toLower $ takeBaseName src
           do
             let shellcmd = "stack exec -- hledger -h " <> cmdname
-            liftIO $ putStrLn $ "running " <> shellcmd <> " to get options help"
+            -- liftIO $ putStrLn $ "running " <> shellcmd <> " to get options help"
             cmdhelp <- lines . fromStdout <$> (cmd Shell shellcmd :: Action (Stdout String))
             let
               cmdflagshelp = takeWhile (not.null) $ dropWhile (/="Flags:") cmdhelp
@@ -659,8 +660,9 @@ main = do
       -- CHANGELOGS
 
       let
-        -- git log showing short commit hashes
-        gitlog = "git log --abbrev-commit"
+        -- git log showing short commit hashes.
+        -- In 2024 git is showing 9 digits, 1 more than jj - show 8 for easier interop
+        gitlog = "git log --abbrev=8"
 
         -- git log formats suitable for changelogs/release notes
         -- %s=subject, %an=author name, %n=newline if needed, %w=width/indent1/indent2, %b=body, %h=hash