diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/links/create/test/test.cli.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/links/create/test/test.cli.js
index d90dd3b33f0d..399b33e47cfc 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/links/create/test/test.cli.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/_tools/links/create/test/test.cli.js
@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ tape( 'the command-line interface tries to insert an entry for the provided URI
 
 	exec( cmd.join( ' ' ), done );
 
-	expected = 'Error: duplicate entry. Database already contains an entry for the provided URI: https://stdlib.io/.\n';
+	expected = 'Error: invalid argument. Database already contains an entry for the provided URI. Value: `https://stdlib.io/`.\n';
 
 	function done( error, stdout, stderr ) {
 		t.strictEqual( error instanceof Error, true, 'returns expected value' );
@@ -180,7 +180,7 @@ tape( 'the command-line interface tries to insert an entry for the provided URI
 	child.stdin.write( 'A standard library for JavaScript and Node.js\n' );
 	child.stdin.end();
 
-	expected = 'Error: duplicate entry. Database already contains an entry for the provided URI: https://stdlib.io/.\n';
+	expected = 'Error: invalid argument. Database already contains an entry for the provided URI. Value: `https://stdlib.io/`.\n';
 
 	function done( error, stdout, stderr ) {
 		stdout = stdout.toString();
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/append-file/benchmark/benchmark.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/append-file/benchmark/benchmark.js
index d84e432d1abe..6ca39aeb03b5 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/append-file/benchmark/benchmark.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/append-file/benchmark/benchmark.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 var join = require( 'path' ).join;
 var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
 var unlink = require( '@stdlib/fs/unlink' ).sync;
+var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
 var appendFile = require( './../lib' );
 
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ bench( pkg, function benchmark( b ) {
 	}
 });
 
-bench( pkg+':sync', function benchmark( b ) {
+bench( format( '%s:sync', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var out;
 	var i;
 
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/close/benchmark/benchmark.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/close/benchmark/benchmark.js
index 39cd4e8b1d8f..558c40880c52 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/close/benchmark/benchmark.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/close/benchmark/benchmark.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
 var openSync = require( '@stdlib/fs/open' ).sync;
+var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
 var close = require( './../lib' ); // eslint-disable-line stdlib/no-redeclare
 
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ bench( pkg, function benchmark( b ) {
 	}
 });
 
-bench( pkg+':sync', function benchmark( b ) {
+bench( format( '%s:sync', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var out;
 	var fd;
 	var i;
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/exists/benchmark/benchmark.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/exists/benchmark/benchmark.js
index 6cadd4250bd2..b332d9e783ef 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/exists/benchmark/benchmark.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/exists/benchmark/benchmark.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
 var isBoolean = require( '@stdlib/assert/is-boolean' ).isPrimitive;
+var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
 var exists = require( './../lib' );
 
@@ -57,7 +58,7 @@ bench( pkg, function benchmark( b ) {
 	}
 });
 
-bench( pkg+':sync', function benchmark( b ) {
+bench( format( '%s:sync', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var bool;
 	var i;
 
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/open/benchmark/benchmark.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/open/benchmark/benchmark.js
index 470723792e5e..7ea088924187 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/open/benchmark/benchmark.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/open/benchmark/benchmark.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
 var closeSync = require( '@stdlib/fs/close' ).sync;
+var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
 var open = require( './../lib' ); // eslint-disable-line stdlib/no-redeclare
 
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ bench( pkg, function benchmark( b ) {
 	}
 });
 
-bench( pkg+':sync', function benchmark( b ) {
+bench( format( '%s:sync', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var fd;
 	var i;
 
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-dir/benchmark/benchmark.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-dir/benchmark/benchmark.js
index 7302eb22889a..c22c0b8f6c16 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-dir/benchmark/benchmark.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-dir/benchmark/benchmark.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
 var readDir = require( './../lib' );
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ bench( pkg, function benchmark( b ) {
 	}
 });
 
-bench( pkg+':sync', function benchmark( b ) {
+bench( format( '%s:sync', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var out;
 	var i;
 
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-file-list/benchmark/benchmark.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-file-list/benchmark/benchmark.js
index 7a2b46a857ef..e0c540129cf1 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-file-list/benchmark/benchmark.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-file-list/benchmark/benchmark.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
 var readFileList = require( './../lib' );
 
@@ -62,7 +63,7 @@ bench( pkg, function benchmark( b ) {
 	}
 });
 
-bench( pkg+':sync', function benchmark( b ) {
+bench( format( '%s:sync', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var out;
 	var i;
 
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-file/benchmark/benchmark.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-file/benchmark/benchmark.js
index 64be0aa15a48..8104857ce4ad 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-file/benchmark/benchmark.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-file/benchmark/benchmark.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
 var readFile = require( './../lib' );
 
@@ -53,7 +54,7 @@ bench( pkg, function benchmark( b ) {
 	}
 });
 
-bench( pkg+':sync', function benchmark( b ) {
+bench( format( '%s:sync', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var out;
 	var i;
 
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-json/benchmark/benchmark.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-json/benchmark/benchmark.js
index 48f5d0509e8c..964d7fceb3dd 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-json/benchmark/benchmark.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-json/benchmark/benchmark.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 var resolve = require( 'path' ).resolve;
 var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
 var instanceOf = require( '@stdlib/assert/instance-of' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
 var readJSON = require( './../lib' );
 
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ bench( pkg, function benchmark( b ) {
 	}
 });
 
-bench( pkg+':sync', function benchmark( b ) {
+bench( format( '%s:sync', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var out;
 	var i;
 
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-ndjson/benchmark/benchmark.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-ndjson/benchmark/benchmark.js
index 005a246e8200..ac00ed2be7b2 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-ndjson/benchmark/benchmark.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-ndjson/benchmark/benchmark.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 var resolve = require( 'path' ).resolve;
 var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
 var instanceOf = require( '@stdlib/assert/instance-of' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
 var readNDJSON = require( './../lib' );
 
@@ -60,7 +61,7 @@ bench( pkg, function benchmark( b ) {
 	}
 });
 
-bench( pkg+':sync', function benchmark( b ) {
+bench( format( '%s:sync', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var out;
 	var i;
 
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-wasm/benchmark/benchmark.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-wasm/benchmark/benchmark.js
index 4acc5bd9afc0..47ca354ba5bb 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-wasm/benchmark/benchmark.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/read-wasm/benchmark/benchmark.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 var join = require( 'path' ).join;
 var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
 var readWASM = require( './../lib' );
 
@@ -59,7 +60,7 @@ bench( pkg, function benchmark( b ) {
 	}
 });
 
-bench( pkg+':sync', function benchmark( b ) {
+bench( format( '%s:sync', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var out;
 	var i;
 
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/rename/benchmark/benchmark.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/rename/benchmark/benchmark.js
index ed0c3ef50e52..f64d67ba0a37 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/rename/benchmark/benchmark.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/rename/benchmark/benchmark.js
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@
 
 var join = require( 'path' ).join;
 var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
 var rename = require( './../lib' );
 
@@ -81,7 +82,7 @@ bench( pkg, function benchmark( b ) {
 	}
 });
 
-bench( pkg+':sync', function benchmark( b ) {
+bench( format( '%s:sync', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var out;
 	var np;
 	var op;
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/resolve-parent-path-by/benchmark/benchmark.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/resolve-parent-path-by/benchmark/benchmark.js
index 7a8113a41a91..10ce9422f8a5 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/resolve-parent-path-by/benchmark/benchmark.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/resolve-parent-path-by/benchmark/benchmark.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
 var resolveParentPathBy = require( './../lib' );
 
@@ -65,7 +66,7 @@ bench( pkg, function benchmark( b ) {
 	}
 });
 
-bench( pkg+':sync', function benchmark( b ) {
+bench( format( '%s:sync', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var opts;
 	var path;
 	var i;
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/resolve-parent-path/benchmark/benchmark.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/resolve-parent-path/benchmark/benchmark.js
index c5b88dfdc657..39a2fa4b0ac1 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/resolve-parent-path/benchmark/benchmark.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/resolve-parent-path/benchmark/benchmark.js
@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@
 // MODULES //
 
 var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
 var resolveParentPath = require( './../lib' );
 
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ bench( pkg, function benchmark( b ) {
 	}
 });
 
-bench( pkg+':sync', function benchmark( b ) {
+bench( format( '%s:sync', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var opts;
 	var path;
 	var i;
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/resolve-parent-paths/benchmark/benchmark.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/resolve-parent-paths/benchmark/benchmark.js
index 337cd9726ded..9e41ce14fe16 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/resolve-parent-paths/benchmark/benchmark.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/resolve-parent-paths/benchmark/benchmark.js
@@ -22,13 +22,14 @@
 
 var basename = require( 'path' ).basename;
 var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
+var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
 var resolveParentPaths = require( './../lib' );
 
 
 // MAIN //
 
-bench( pkg+':mode=first', function benchmark( b ) {
+bench( format( '%s:mode=first', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var PATHS;
 	var opts;
 	var i;
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ bench( pkg+':mode=first', function benchmark( b ) {
 	}
 });
 
-bench( pkg+':mode=some', function benchmark( b ) {
+bench( format( '%s:mode=some', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var PATHS;
 	var opts;
 	var i;
@@ -110,7 +111,7 @@ bench( pkg+':mode=some', function benchmark( b ) {
 	}
 });
 
-bench( pkg+':mode=all', function benchmark( b ) {
+bench( format( '%s:mode=all', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var PATHS;
 	var opts;
 	var i;
@@ -150,7 +151,7 @@ bench( pkg+':mode=all', function benchmark( b ) {
 	}
 });
 
-bench( pkg+':mode=each', function benchmark( b ) {
+bench( format( '%s:mode=each', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var PATHS;
 	var opts;
 	var i;
@@ -192,7 +193,7 @@ bench( pkg+':mode=each', function benchmark( b ) {
 	}
 });
 
-bench( pkg+':sync:mode=first', function benchmark( b ) {
+bench( format( '%s:sync:mode=first', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var PATHS;
 	var paths;
 	var opts;
@@ -223,7 +224,7 @@ bench( pkg+':sync:mode=first', function benchmark( b ) {
 	b.end();
 });
 
-bench( pkg+':sync:mode=some', function benchmark( b ) {
+bench( format( '%s:sync:mode=some', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var PATHS;
 	var paths;
 	var opts;
@@ -254,7 +255,7 @@ bench( pkg+':sync:mode=some', function benchmark( b ) {
 	b.end();
 });
 
-bench( pkg+':sync:mode=all', function benchmark( b ) {
+bench( format( '%s:sync:mode=all', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var PATHS;
 	var paths;
 	var opts;
@@ -284,7 +285,7 @@ bench( pkg+':sync:mode=all', function benchmark( b ) {
 	b.end();
 });
 
-bench( pkg+':sync:mode=each', function benchmark( b ) {
+bench( format( '%s:sync:mode=each', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var PATHS;
 	var paths;
 	var opts;
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/unlink/benchmark/benchmark.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/unlink/benchmark/benchmark.js
index 8cf2000575d3..2cd5b814238e 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/unlink/benchmark/benchmark.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/unlink/benchmark/benchmark.js
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ var join = require( 'path' ).join;
 var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
 var readFile = require( '@stdlib/fs/read-file' ).sync;
 var writeFile = require( '@stdlib/fs/write-file' ).sync;
+var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
 var unlink = require( './../lib' );
 
@@ -75,7 +76,7 @@ bench( pkg, function benchmark( b ) {
 	}
 });
 
-bench( pkg+':sync', function benchmark( b ) {
+bench( format( '%s:sync', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var out;
 	var i;
 
diff --git a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/write-file/benchmark/benchmark.js b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/write-file/benchmark/benchmark.js
index 816f78036833..f58166da4071 100644
--- a/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/write-file/benchmark/benchmark.js
+++ b/lib/node_modules/@stdlib/fs/write-file/benchmark/benchmark.js
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@
 var join = require( 'path' ).join;
 var bench = require( '@stdlib/bench' );
 var readFile = require( '@stdlib/fs/read-file' ).sync;
+var format = require( '@stdlib/string/format' );
 var pkg = require( './../package.json' ).name;
 var writeFile = require( './../lib' );
 
@@ -61,7 +62,7 @@ bench( pkg, function benchmark( b ) {
 	}
 });
 
-bench( pkg+':sync', function benchmark( b ) {
+bench( format( '%s:sync', pkg ), function benchmark( b ) {
 	var out;
 	var i;