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-rw-r--r--src/basename.c4
-rw-r--r--src/cat.c2
-rw-r--r--src/chmod.c2
-rw-r--r--src/chown-core.h2
-rw-r--r--src/copy.c10
-rw-r--r--src/copy.h4
-rw-r--r--src/cp.c10
-rw-r--r--src/cut.c4
-rw-r--r--src/date.c2
-rw-r--r--src/df.c4
-rw-r--r--src/dircolors.c2
-rw-r--r--src/du.c2
-rw-r--r--src/head.c2
-rw-r--r--src/kill.c2
-rw-r--r--src/ln.c6
-rw-r--r--src/ls.c4
-rw-r--r--src/ls.h6
-rw-r--r--src/md5sum.c2
-rw-r--r--src/mknod.c2
-rw-r--r--src/mv.c2
-rw-r--r--src/od.c10
-rw-r--r--src/pr.c10
-rw-r--r--src/ptx.c16
-rw-r--r--src/remove.c4
-rw-r--r--src/remove.h4
-rw-r--r--src/shred.c2
-rw-r--r--src/sort.c8
-rw-r--r--src/stat.c2
-rw-r--r--src/stty.c6
-rw-r--r--src/system.h10
-rw-r--r--src/tail.c6
-rw-r--r--src/touch.c2
-rw-r--r--src/tr.c2
-rw-r--r--src/uname.h4
-rw-r--r--src/wc.c2
-rw-r--r--src/who.c2
-rw-r--r--src/whoami.c2
37 files changed, 83 insertions, 83 deletions
diff --git a/src/basename.c b/src/basename.c
index c78623253..da3025d45 100644
--- a/src/basename.c
+++ b/src/basename.c
@@ -122,9 +122,9 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
name = base_name (argv[optind]);
strip_trailing_slashes (name);
- /* Per POSIX, `basename // /' must return '//' on platforms with
+ /* Per POSIX, 'basename // /' must return '//' on platforms with
distinct //. On platforms with drive letters, this generalizes
- to making `basename c: :' return 'c:'. This rule is captured by
+ to making 'basename c: :' return 'c:'. This rule is captured by
skipping suffix stripping if base_name returned an absolute path
or a drive letter (only possible if name is a file-system
root). */
diff --git a/src/cat.c b/src/cat.c
index 143083e20..bc862d38f 100644
--- a/src/cat.c
+++ b/src/cat.c
@@ -651,7 +651,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
else
{
check_redirection = false;
-#ifdef lint /* Suppress `used before initialized' warning. */
+#ifdef lint /* Suppress 'used before initialized' warning. */
out_dev = 0;
out_ino = 0;
#endif
diff --git a/src/chmod.c b/src/chmod.c
index b872bc611..09c13756f 100644
--- a/src/chmod.c
+++ b/src/chmod.c
@@ -406,7 +406,7 @@ Each MODE is of the form '[ugoa]*([-+=]([rwxXst]*|[ugo]))+'.\n\
}
/* Parse the ASCII mode given on the command line into a linked list
- of `struct mode_change' and apply that to each file argument. */
+ of 'struct mode_change' and apply that to each file argument. */
int
main (int argc, char **argv)
diff --git a/src/chown-core.h b/src/chown-core.h
index baa947576..8d333691e 100644
--- a/src/chown-core.h
+++ b/src/chown-core.h
@@ -48,7 +48,7 @@ struct Chown_option
/* If nonzero, change the ownership of directories recursively. */
bool recurse;
- /* Pointer to the device and inode numbers of `/', when --recursive.
+ /* Pointer to the device and inode numbers of '/', when --recursive.
Need not be freed. Otherwise NULL. */
struct dev_ino *root_dev_ino;
diff --git a/src/copy.c b/src/copy.c
index fa54716ae..21b61ee5a 100644
--- a/src/copy.c
+++ b/src/copy.c
@@ -1186,7 +1186,7 @@ close_src_desc:
work to do and should return successfully, right away.
Set *UNLINK_SRC if we've determined that the caller wants to do
- `rename (a, b)' where 'a' and 'b' are distinct hard links to the same
+ 'rename (a, b)' where 'a' and 'b' are distinct hard links to the same
file. In that case, the caller should try to unlink 'a' and then return
successfully. Ideally, we wouldn't have to do that, and we'd be
able to rely on rename to remove the source file. However, POSIX
@@ -1314,7 +1314,7 @@ same_file_ok (char const *src_name, struct stat const *src_sb,
/* They may refer to the same file if we're in move mode and the
target is a symlink. That is ok, since we remove any existing
destination file before opening it -- via 'rename' if they're on
- the same file system, via `unlink (DST_NAME)' otherwise.
+ the same file system, via 'unlink (DST_NAME)' otherwise.
It's also ok if they're distinct hard links to the same file. */
if (x->move_mode || x->unlink_dest_before_opening)
{
@@ -1939,7 +1939,7 @@ copy_internal (char const *src_name, char const *dst_name,
been copied.
- when using -H and processing a command line argument;
that command line argument could be a symlink pointing to another
- command line argument. With `cp -H --preserve=link', we hard-link
+ command line argument. With 'cp -H --preserve=link', we hard-link
those two destination files.
- likewise for -L except that it applies to all files, not just
command line arguments.
@@ -2298,7 +2298,7 @@ copy_internal (char const *src_name, char const *dst_name,
link() on a symlink creates a hard-link to the symlink, or only
to the referent (effectively dereferencing the symlink) (POSIX
2001 required the latter behavior, although many systems provided
- the former). Yet cp, invoked with `--link --no-dereference',
+ the former). Yet cp, invoked with '--link --no-dereference',
should not follow the link. We can approximate the desired
behavior by skipping this hard-link creating block and instead
copying the symlink, via the 'S_ISLNK'- copying code below.
@@ -2439,7 +2439,7 @@ copy_internal (char const *src_name, char const *dst_name,
if (copied_as_regular)
return delayed_ok;
- /* POSIX says that `cp -p' must restore the following:
+ /* POSIX says that 'cp -p' must restore the following:
- permission bits
- setuid, setgid bits
- owner and group
diff --git a/src/copy.h b/src/copy.h
index 5332b2b42..a781820a8 100644
--- a/src/copy.h
+++ b/src/copy.h
@@ -124,8 +124,8 @@ struct cp_options
/* If true, first try to open each existing destination nondirectory,
then, if the open fails, unlink and try again.
- This option must be set for `cp -f', in case the destination file
- exists when the open is attempted. It is irrelevant to `mv' since
+ This option must be set for 'cp -f', in case the destination file
+ exists when the open is attempted. It is irrelevant to 'mv' since
any destination is sure to be removed before the open. */
bool unlink_dest_after_failed_open;
diff --git a/src/cp.c b/src/cp.c
index dd3f7b9a4..f2daf4886 100644
--- a/src/cp.c
+++ b/src/cp.c
@@ -279,7 +279,7 @@ regular file.\n\
ATTR_LIST is a null-terminated linked list of structures that
indicates the end of the filename of each intermediate directory
in CONST_DST_NAME that may need to have its attributes changed.
- The command `cp --parents --preserve a/b/c d/e_dir' changes the
+ The command 'cp --parents --preserve a/b/c d/e_dir' changes the
attributes of the directories d/e_dir/a and d/e_dir/a/b to match
the corresponding source directories regardless of whether they
existed before the 'cp' command was given.
@@ -451,7 +451,7 @@ make_dir_parents_private (char const *const_dir, size_t src_offset,
/* This component does not exist. We must set
*new_dst and new->st.st_mode inside this loop because,
- for example, in the command `cp --parents ../a/../b/c e_dir',
+ for example, in the command 'cp --parents ../a/../b/c e_dir',
make_dir_parents_private creates only e_dir/../a if
./b already exists. */
*new_dst = true;
@@ -655,7 +655,7 @@ do_copy (int n_files, char **file, const char *target_directory,
/* Use 'arg' without trailing slashes in constructing destination
file names. Otherwise, we can end up trying to create a
- directory via `mkdir ("dst/foo/"...', which is not portable.
+ directory via 'mkdir ("dst/foo/"...', which is not portable.
It fails, due to the trailing slash, on at least
NetBSD 1.[34] systems. */
ASSIGN_STRDUPA (arg_no_trailing_slash, arg);
@@ -681,7 +681,7 @@ do_copy (int n_files, char **file, const char *target_directory,
/* Append the last component of 'arg' to 'target_directory'. */
ASSIGN_BASENAME_STRDUPA (arg_base, arg);
- /* For `cp -R source/.. dest', don't copy into 'dest/..'. */
+ /* For 'cp -R source/.. dest', don't copy into 'dest/..'. */
dst_name = (STREQ (arg_base, "..")
? xstrdup (target_directory)
: file_name_concat (target_directory, arg_base,
@@ -734,7 +734,7 @@ do_copy (int n_files, char **file, const char *target_directory,
/* When the force and backup options have been specified and
the source and destination are the same name for an existing
regular file, convert the user's command, e.g.,
- `cp --force --backup foo foo' to `cp --force foo fooSUFFIX'
+ 'cp --force --backup foo foo' to 'cp --force foo fooSUFFIX'
where SUFFIX is determined by any version control options used. */
if (x->unlink_dest_after_failed_open
diff --git a/src/cut.c b/src/cut.c
index d9e18d979..fed96161d 100644
--- a/src/cut.c
+++ b/src/cut.c
@@ -801,7 +801,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
case 'd':
/* New delimiter. */
- /* Interpret -d '' to mean `use the NUL byte as the delimiter.' */
+ /* Interpret -d '' to mean 'use the NUL byte as the delimiter.' */
if (optarg[0] != '\0' && optarg[1] != '\0')
FATAL_ERROR (_("the delimiter must be a single character"));
delim = optarg[0];
@@ -811,7 +811,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
case OUTPUT_DELIMITER_OPTION:
output_delimiter_specified = true;
/* Interpret --output-delimiter='' to mean
- `use the NUL byte as the delimiter.' */
+ 'use the NUL byte as the delimiter.' */
output_delimiter_length = (optarg[0] == '\0'
? 1 : strlen (optarg));
output_delimiter_string = xstrdup (optarg);
diff --git a/src/date.c b/src/date.c
index 52cbffa32..b03efff60 100644
--- a/src/date.c
+++ b/src/date.c
@@ -395,7 +395,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
set_date = true;
break;
case 'u':
- /* POSIX says that `date -u' is equivalent to setting the TZ
+ /* POSIX says that 'date -u' is equivalent to setting the TZ
environment variable, so this option should do nothing other
than setting TZ. */
if (putenv (bad_cast ("TZ=UTC0")) != 0)
diff --git a/src/df.c b/src/df.c
index b4a7cb205..e998c90d6 100644
--- a/src/df.c
+++ b/src/df.c
@@ -617,7 +617,7 @@ get_dev (char const *disk, char const *mount_point,
long int lipct = pct = u * 100 / nonroot_total;
double ipct = lipct;
- /* Like `pct = ceil (dpct);', but avoid ceil so that
+ /* Like 'pct = ceil (dpct);', but avoid ceil so that
the math library needn't be linked. */
if (ipct - 1 < pct && pct <= ipct + 1)
pct = ipct + (ipct < pct);
@@ -690,7 +690,7 @@ get_disk (char const *disk)
/* Figure out which device file or directory POINT is mounted on
and show its disk usage.
- STATP must be the result of `stat (POINT, STATP)'. */
+ STATP must be the result of 'stat (POINT, STATP)'. */
static void
get_point (const char *point, const struct stat *statp)
{
diff --git a/src/dircolors.c b/src/dircolors.c
index 31c3cc659..06c97844a 100644
--- a/src/dircolors.c
+++ b/src/dircolors.c
@@ -227,7 +227,7 @@ append_quoted (const char *str)
}
/* Read the file open on FP (with name FILENAME). First, look for a
- `TERM name' directive where name matches the current terminal type.
+ 'TERM name' directive where name matches the current terminal type.
Once found, translate and accumulate the associated directives onto
the global obstack LSC_OBSTACK. Give a diagnostic
upon failure (unrecognized keyword is the only way to fail here).
diff --git a/src/du.c b/src/du.c
index d2759e218..e72ffc9d8 100644
--- a/src/du.c
+++ b/src/du.c
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ static bool opt_separate_dirs = false;
/* Show the total for each directory (and file if --all) that is at
most MAX_DEPTH levels down from the root of the hierarchy. The root
- is at level 0, so `du --max-depth=0' is equivalent to `du -s'. */
+ is at level 0, so 'du --max-depth=0' is equivalent to 'du -s'. */
static size_t max_depth = SIZE_MAX;
/* Human-readable options for output. */
diff --git a/src/head.c b/src/head.c
index b80c89694..70b59505c 100644
--- a/src/head.c
+++ b/src/head.c
@@ -554,7 +554,7 @@ elide_tail_lines_pipe (const char *filename, int fd, uintmax_t n_elide)
total_lines -= tmp->nlines;
}
- /* Print the first `total_lines - n_elide' lines of tmp->buffer. */
+ /* Print the first 'total_lines - n_elide' lines of tmp->buffer. */
if (n_elide < total_lines)
{
size_t n = total_lines - n_elide;
diff --git a/src/kill.c b/src/kill.c
index b2cedf654..d478c2165 100644
--- a/src/kill.c
+++ b/src/kill.c
@@ -105,7 +105,7 @@ PID is an integer; if negative it identifies a process group.\n\
exit (status);
}
-/* Print a row of `kill -t' output. NUM_WIDTH is the maximum signal
+/* Print a row of 'kill -t' output. NUM_WIDTH is the maximum signal
number width, and SIGNUM is the signal number to print. The
maximum name width is NAME_WIDTH, and SIGNAME is the name to print. */
diff --git a/src/ln.c b/src/ln.c
index bd2f62d66..8aeccb1ec 100644
--- a/src/ln.c
+++ b/src/ln.c
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ static bool hard_dir_link;
/* If nonzero, and the specified destination is a symbolic link to a
directory, treat it just as if it were a directory. Otherwise, the
- command `ln --force --no-dereference file symlink-to-dir' deletes
+ command 'ln --force --no-dereference file symlink-to-dir' deletes
symlink-to-dir before creating the new link. */
static bool dereference_dest_dir_symlinks = true;
@@ -195,9 +195,9 @@ do_link (const char *source, const char *dest)
the command in question doesn't use --force. */
|| (!symbolic_link && backup_type != no_backups))
&& dest_lstat_ok
- /* Allow `ln -sf --backup k k' to succeed in creating the
+ /* Allow 'ln -sf --backup k k' to succeed in creating the
self-referential symlink, but don't allow the hard-linking
- equivalent: `ln -f k k' (with or without --backup) to get
+ equivalent: 'ln -f k k' (with or without --backup) to get
beyond this point, because the error message you'd get is
misleading. */
&& (backup_type == no_backups || !symbolic_link)
diff --git a/src/ls.c b/src/ls.c
index f8570d955..86f157179 100644
--- a/src/ls.c
+++ b/src/ls.c
@@ -300,7 +300,7 @@ static Hash_table *active_dir_set;
/* The table of files in the current directory:
- 'cwd_file' points to a vector of `struct fileinfo', one per file.
+ 'cwd_file' points to a vector of 'struct fileinfo', one per file.
'cwd_n_alloc' is the number of elements space has been allocated for.
'cwd_n_used' is the number actually in use. */
@@ -3146,7 +3146,7 @@ make_link_name (char const *name, char const *linkname)
}
/* Return true if the last component of NAME is '.' or '..'
- This is so we don't try to recurse on `././././. ...' */
+ This is so we don't try to recurse on '././././. ...' */
static bool
basename_is_dot_or_dotdot (const char *name)
diff --git a/src/ls.h b/src/ls.h
index 028271f57..b35821197 100644
--- a/src/ls.h
+++ b/src/ls.h
@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
-/* This is for the `ls' program. */
+/* This is for the 'ls' program. */
#define LS_LS 1
-/* This is for the `dir' program. */
+/* This is for the 'dir' program. */
#define LS_MULTI_COL 2
-/* This is for the `vdir' program. */
+/* This is for the 'vdir' program. */
#define LS_LONG_FORMAT 3
extern int ls_mode;
diff --git a/src/md5sum.c b/src/md5sum.c
index 6ddc7219f..f7e084914 100644
--- a/src/md5sum.c
+++ b/src/md5sum.c
@@ -287,7 +287,7 @@ split_3 (char *s, size_t s_len,
}
/* Ignore this line if it is too short.
- Each line must have at least `min_digest_line_length - 1' (or one more, if
+ Each line must have at least 'min_digest_line_length - 1' (or one more, if
the first is a backslash) more characters to contain correct message digest
information. */
if (s_len - i < min_digest_line_length + (s[i] == '\\'))
diff --git a/src/mknod.c b/src/mknod.c
index eb7ef77be..1c64f1c3a 100644
--- a/src/mknod.c
+++ b/src/mknod.c
@@ -168,7 +168,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
quote (scontext));
/* Only check the first character, to allow mnemonic usage like
- `mknod /dev/rst0 character 18 0'. */
+ 'mknod /dev/rst0 character 18 0'. */
switch (argv[optind + 1][0])
{
diff --git a/src/mv.c b/src/mv.c
index 073f4be09..c6063a110 100644
--- a/src/mv.c
+++ b/src/mv.c
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ do_move (const char *source, const char *dest, const struct cp_options *x)
the same as, or a parent of DEST. In this case we know it's a
parent. It doesn't make sense to move a directory into itself, and
besides in some situations doing so would give highly nonintuitive
- results. Run this `mkdir b; touch a c; mv * b' in an empty
+ results. Run this 'mkdir b; touch a c; mv * b' in an empty
directory. Here's the result of running echo `find b -print`:
b b/a b/b b/b/a b/c. Notice that only file 'a' was copied
into b/b. Handle this by giving a diagnostic, removing the
diff --git a/src/od.c b/src/od.c
index 76be69a89..68368d9e9 100644
--- a/src/od.c
+++ b/src/od.c
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ enum
/* Ensure that our choice for FMT_BYTES_ALLOCATED is reasonable. */
verify (MAX_INTEGRAL_TYPE_SIZE * CHAR_BIT / 3 <= 99);
-/* Each output format specification (from `-t spec' or from
+/* Each output format specification (from '-t spec' or from
old-style options) is represented by one of these structures. */
struct tspec
{
@@ -156,7 +156,7 @@ static const int width_bytes[] =
sizeof (long double)
};
-/* Ensure that for each member of `enum size_spec' there is an
+/* Ensure that for each member of 'enum size_spec' there is an
initializer in the width_bytes array. */
verify (ARRAY_CARDINALITY (width_bytes) == N_SIZE_SPECS);
@@ -1518,7 +1518,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
size_t width_per_block = 0;
static char const multipliers[] = "bEGKkMmPTYZ0";
- /* The old-style `pseudo starting address' to be printed in parentheses
+ /* The old-style 'pseudo starting address' to be printed in parentheses
after any true address. */
uintmax_t pseudo_start IF_LINT ( = 0);
@@ -1538,7 +1538,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
integral_type_size[sizeof (int)] = INT;
integral_type_size[sizeof (long int)] = LONG;
#if HAVE_UNSIGNED_LONG_LONG_INT
- /* If `long int' and `long long int' have the same size, it's fine
+ /* If 'long int' and 'long long int' have the same size, it's fine
to overwrite the entry for 'long' with this one. */
integral_type_size[sizeof (unsigned_long_long_int)] = LONG_LONG;
#endif
@@ -1547,7 +1547,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
fp_type_size[i] = NO_SIZE;
fp_type_size[sizeof (float)] = FLOAT_SINGLE;
- /* The array entry for 'double' is filled in after that for `long double'
+ /* The array entry for 'double' is filled in after that for 'long double'
so that if they are the same size, we avoid any overhead of
long double computation in libc. */
fp_type_size[sizeof (long double)] = FLOAT_LONG_DOUBLE;
diff --git a/src/pr.c b/src/pr.c
index cb7e1e39e..deb46dec3 100644
--- a/src/pr.c
+++ b/src/pr.c
@@ -51,9 +51,9 @@
utilities, e.g. sort or cut. - Same as SunOS does.
- With multicolumn output
two conflicting POSIX requirements exist:
- First `default n-separator is TAB', second `output text columns shall
+ First 'default n-separator is TAB', second `output text columns shall
be of equal width'. Moreover POSIX specifies the number+separator a
- part of the column, together with '-COLUMN' and `-a -COLUMN'.
+ part of the column, together with '-COLUMN' and '-a -COLUMN'.
(With -m output the number shall occupy each line only once. Exactly
the same situation as single column output exists.)
GNU pr gives priority to the 2nd requirement and observes POSIX
@@ -125,7 +125,7 @@
two
three
four
- will be printed with `-a -3' as
+ will be printed with '-a -3' as
one two three
four
@@ -899,7 +899,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
switch (c)
{
case 1: /* Non-option argument. */
- /* long option --page dominates old `+FIRST_PAGE ...'. */
+ /* long option --page dominates old '+FIRST_PAGE ...'. */
if (! (first_page_number == 0
&& *optarg == '+' && first_last_page (-2, '+', optarg + 1)))
file_names[n_files++] = optarg;
@@ -2048,7 +2048,7 @@ add_line_number (COLUMN *p)
if (columns > 1)
{
/* Tabification is assumed for multiple columns, also for n-separators,
- but `default n-separator = TAB' hasn't been given priority over
+ but 'default n-separator = TAB' hasn't been given priority over
equal column_width also specified by POSIX. */
if (number_separator == '\t')
{
diff --git a/src/ptx.c b/src/ptx.c
index 257aa73dd..6cfc3bf46 100644
--- a/src/ptx.c
+++ b/src/ptx.c
@@ -86,9 +86,9 @@ static enum Format output_format = UNKNOWN_FORMAT;
/* output format */
static bool ignore_case = false; /* fold lower to upper for sorting */
-static const char *break_file = NULL; /* name of the `Break chars' file */
-static const char *only_file = NULL; /* name of the `Only words' file */
-static const char *ignore_file = NULL; /* name of the `Ignore words' file */
+static const char *break_file = NULL; /* name of the 'Break chars' file */
+static const char *only_file = NULL; /* name of the 'Only words' file */
+static const char *ignore_file = NULL; /* name of the 'Ignore words' file */
/* Options that use regular expressions. */
struct regex_data
@@ -760,7 +760,7 @@ find_occurs_in_text (void)
char *word_end; /* end of word */
char *next_context_start; /* next start of left context */
- /* reference_length is always used within `if (input_reference)'.
+ /* reference_length is always used within 'if (input_reference)'.
However, GNU C diagnoses that it may be used uninitialized. The
following assignment is merely to shut it up. */
@@ -924,8 +924,8 @@ find_occurs_in_text (void)
continue;
}
- /* Ignore the word if an `Ignore words' table exists and if it is
- part of it. Also ignore the word if an `Only words' table and
+ /* Ignore the word if an 'Ignore words' table exists and if it is
+ part of it. Also ignore the word if an 'Only words' table and
if it is *not* part of it.
It is allowed that both tables be used at once, even if this
@@ -2093,12 +2093,12 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
initialize_regex ();
- /* Read `Break character' file, if any. */
+ /* Read 'Break character' file, if any. */
if (break_file)
digest_break_file (break_file);
- /* Read `Ignore words' file and `Only words' files, if any. If any of
+ /* Read 'Ignore words' file and 'Only words' files, if any. If any of
these files is empty, reset the name of the file to NULL, to avoid
unnecessary calls to search_table. */
diff --git a/src/remove.c b/src/remove.c
index bb68ed66d..60d911027 100644
--- a/src/remove.c
+++ b/src/remove.c
@@ -181,7 +181,7 @@ write_protected_non_symlink (int fd_cwd,
IS_DIR is true if ENT designates a directory, false otherwise.
- Depending on MODE, ask whether to `descend into' or to 'remove' the
+ Depending on MODE, ask whether to 'descend into' or to 'remove' the
directory FILENAME. MODE is ignored when FILENAME is not a directory.
Set *IS_EMPTY_P to T_YES if FILENAME is an empty directory, and it is
appropriate to try to remove it with rmdir (e.g. recursive mode).
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ prompt (FTS const *fts, FTSENT const *ent, bool is_dir,
}
else
{
- /* This happens, e.g., with `rm '''. */
+ /* This happens, e.g., with 'rm '''. */
write_protected = -1;
wp_errno = errno;
}
diff --git a/src/remove.h b/src/remove.h
index 427efd9ca..c4c59a20b 100644
--- a/src/remove.h
+++ b/src/remove.h
@@ -49,8 +49,8 @@ struct rm_options
/* If true, recursively remove directories. */
bool recursive;
- /* Pointer to the device and inode numbers of `/', when --recursive
- and preserving `/'. Otherwise NULL. */
+ /* Pointer to the device and inode numbers of '/', when --recursive
+ and preserving '/'. Otherwise NULL. */
struct dev_ino *root_dev_ino;
/* If nonzero, stdin is a tty. */
diff --git a/src/shred.c b/src/shred.c
index f4c0b0432..7a282601b 100644
--- a/src/shred.c
+++ b/src/shred.c
@@ -810,7 +810,7 @@ do_wipefd (int fd, char const *qname, struct randint_source *s,
}
}
- /* Allow `rounding up' only for regular files. */
+ /* Allow 'rounding up' only for regular files. */
if (0 <= size && !(flags->exact) && S_ISREG (st.st_mode))
{
size += ST_BLKSIZE (st) - 1 - (size - 1) % ST_BLKSIZE (st);
diff --git a/src/sort.c b/src/sort.c
index 528b63a82..f38ded9c2 100644
--- a/src/sort.c
+++ b/src/sort.c
@@ -4327,7 +4327,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
N_("invalid number at field start"));
if (! key->sword--)
{
- /* Provoke with `sort -k0' */
+ /* Provoke with 'sort -k0' */
badfieldspec (optarg, N_("field number is zero"));
}
if (*s == '.')
@@ -4336,7 +4336,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
N_("invalid number after '.'"));
if (! key->schar--)
{
- /* Provoke with `sort -k1.0' */
+ /* Provoke with 'sort -k1.0' */
badfieldspec (optarg, N_("character offset is zero"));
}
}
@@ -4355,7 +4355,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
N_("invalid number after ','"));
if (! key->eword--)
{
- /* Provoke with `sort -k1,0' */
+ /* Provoke with 'sort -k1,0' */
badfieldspec (optarg, N_("field number is zero"));
}
if (*s == '.')
@@ -4409,7 +4409,7 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
newtab = '\0';
else
{
- /* Provoke with `sort -txx'. Complain about
+ /* Provoke with 'sort -txx'. Complain about
"multi-character tab" instead of "multibyte tab", so
that the diagnostic's wording does not need to be
changed once multibyte characters are supported. */
diff --git a/src/stat.c b/src/stat.c
index 8555af6f0..0da21d7d7 100644
--- a/src/stat.c
+++ b/src/stat.c
@@ -232,7 +232,7 @@ human_fstype (STRUCT_STATVFS const *statfsbuf)
/* Also compare with the list in "man 2 statfs" using the
fs-magic-compare make target. */
- /* IMPORTANT NOTE: Each of the following `case S_MAGIC_...:'
+ /* IMPORTANT NOTE: Each of the following 'case S_MAGIC_...:'
statements must be followed by a hexadecimal constant in
a comment. The S_MAGIC_... name and constant are automatically
combined to produce the #define directives in fs.h. */
diff --git a/src/stty.c b/src/stty.c
index 50ae58c83..afccf2394 100644
--- a/src/stty.c
+++ b/src/stty.c
@@ -178,13 +178,13 @@ enum output_type
changed, all, recoverable /* Default, -a, -g. */
};
-/* Which member(s) of `struct termios' a mode uses. */
+/* Which member(s) of 'struct termios' a mode uses. */
enum mode_type
{
control, input, output, local, combination
};
-/* Flags for `struct mode_info'. */
+/* Flags for 'struct mode_info'. */
#define SANE_SET 1 /* Set in 'sane' mode. */
#define SANE_UNSET 2 /* Unset in 'sane' mode. */
#define REV 4 /* Can be turned off by prepending '-'. */
@@ -366,7 +366,7 @@ static struct mode_info const mode_info[] =
struct control_info
{
const char *name; /* Name given on command line. */
- cc_t saneval; /* Value to set for `stty sane'. */
+ cc_t saneval; /* Value to set for 'stty sane'. */
size_t offset; /* Offset in c_cc. */
};
diff --git a/src/system.h b/src/system.h
index 9948aed1f..2430b9487 100644
--- a/src/system.h
+++ b/src/system.h
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ you must include <sys/types.h> before including this file
#include <sys/time.h>
#include <time.h>
-/* Since major is a function on SVR4, we can't use `ifndef major'. */
+/* Since major is a function on SVR4, we can't use 'ifndef major'. */
#if MAJOR_IN_MKDEV
# include <sys/mkdev.h>
# define HAVE_MAJOR
@@ -147,7 +147,7 @@ enum
- It's typically faster.
POSIX says that only '0' through '9' are digits. Prefer ISDIGIT to
isdigit unless it's important to use the locale's definition
- of `digit' even when the host does not conform to POSIX. */
+ of 'digit' even when the host does not conform to POSIX. */
#define ISDIGIT(c) ((unsigned int) (c) - '0' <= 9)
/* Convert a possibly-signed character to an unsigned character. This is
@@ -236,7 +236,7 @@ uid_t getuid ();
#include "verify.h"
/* This is simply a shorthand for the common case in which
- the third argument to x2nrealloc would be `sizeof *(P)'.
+ the third argument to x2nrealloc would be 'sizeof *(P)'.
Ensure that sizeof *(P) is *not* 1. In that case, it'd be
better to use X2REALLOC, although not strictly necessary. */
#define X2NREALLOC(P, PN) ((void) verify_true (sizeof *(P) != 1), \
@@ -267,7 +267,7 @@ dot_or_dotdot (char const *file_name)
return false;
}
-/* A wrapper for readdir so that callers don't see entries for `.' or `..'. */
+/* A wrapper for readdir so that callers don't see entries for '.' or '..'. */
static inline struct dirent const *
readdir_ignoring_dot_and_dotdot (DIR *dirp)
{
@@ -403,7 +403,7 @@ enum
# define PID_T_MAX TYPE_MAXIMUM (pid_t)
#endif
-/* Use this to suppress gcc's `...may be used before initialized' warnings. */
+/* Use this to suppress gcc's '...may be used before initialized' warnings. */
#ifdef lint
# define IF_LINT(Code) Code
#else
diff --git a/src/tail.c b/src/tail.c
index d0576e031..92746e06d 100644
--- a/src/tail.c
+++ b/src/tail.c
@@ -1688,7 +1688,7 @@ tail_lines (const char *pretty_filename, int fd, uintmax_t n_lines,
{
/* Under very unlikely circumstances, it is possible to reach
this point after positioning the file pointer to end of file
- via the `lseek (...SEEK_END)' above. In that case, reposition
+ via the 'lseek (...SEEK_END)' above. In that case, reposition
the file pointer back to start_pos before calling pipe_lines. */
if (start_pos != -1)
xlseek (fd, start_pos, SEEK_SET, pretty_filename);
@@ -2110,8 +2110,8 @@ main (int argc, char **argv)
parse_options (argc, argv, &n_units, &header_mode, &sleep_interval);
/* To start printing with item N_UNITS from the start of the file, skip
- N_UNITS - 1 items. `tail -n +0' is actually meaningless, but for Unix
- compatibility it's treated the same as `tail -n +1'. */
+ N_UNITS - 1 items. 'tail -n +0' is actually meaningless, but for Unix
+ compatibility it's treated the same as 'tail -n +1'. */
if (from_start)
{
if (n_units)
diff --git a/src/touch.c b/src/touch.c
index c7a97f195..1d547d0a4 100644
--- a/src/touch.c
+++ b/src/touch.c
@@ -139,7 +139,7 @@ touch (const char *file)
default_permissions);
/* Don't save a copy of errno if it's EISDIR, since that would lead
- touch to give a bogus diagnostic for e.g., `touch /' (assuming
+ touch to give a bogus diagnostic for e.g., 'touch /' (assuming
we don't own / or have write access to it). On Solaris 5.6,
and probably other systems, it is EINVAL. On SunOS4, it's EPERM. */
if (fd == -1 && errno != EISDIR && errno != EINVAL && errno != EPERM)
diff --git a/src/tr.c b/src/tr.c
index 8018e522a..4332d9f3f 100644
--- a/src/tr.c
+++ b/src/tr.c
@@ -1181,7 +1181,7 @@ card_of_complement (struct Spec_list *s)
is problematic when they don't match in some locales.
Also ensure the case conversion classes in string2 are
aligned correctly with those in string1.
- Note POSIX says the behavior of `tr "[:upper:]" "[:upper:]"'
+ Note POSIX says the behavior of 'tr "[:upper:]" "[:upper:]"'
is undefined. Therefore we allow it (unlike Solaris)
and treat it as a no-op. */
diff --git a/src/uname.h b/src/uname.h
index 2f4a87242..f4da9b0c3 100644
--- a/src/uname.h
+++ b/src/uname.h
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
-/* This is for the `uname' program. */
+/* This is for the 'uname' program. */
#define UNAME_UNAME 1
-/* This is for the `arch' program. */
+/* This is for the 'arch' program. */
#define UNAME_ARCH 2
extern int uname_mode;
diff --git a/src/wc.c b/src/wc.c
index 893bd2306..8c45af333 100644
--- a/src/wc.c
+++ b/src/wc.c
@@ -224,7 +224,7 @@ wc (int fd, char const *file_x, struct fstatus *fstatus)
that wc reports is smaller than stats.st_size when the file is not
positioned at its beginning. That's why the lseek calls below are
necessary. For example the command
- `(dd ibs=99k skip=1 count=0; ./wc -c) < /etc/group'
+ '(dd ibs=99k skip=1 count=0; ./wc -c) < /etc/group'
should make wc report '0' bytes. */
if (count_bytes && !count_chars && !print_lines && !count_complicated)
diff --git a/src/who.c b/src/who.c
index ceb0d93fb..195316975 100644
--- a/src/who.c
+++ b/src/who.c
@@ -103,7 +103,7 @@ static bool do_lookup;
/* If true, display only a list of usernames and count of
the users logged on.
- Ignored for `who am i'. */
+ Ignored for 'who am i'. */
static bool short_list;
/* If true, display only name, line, and time fields. */
diff --git a/src/whoami.c b/src/whoami.c
index 0c82ac0b8..6d9ec754c 100644
--- a/src/whoami.c
+++ b/src/whoami.c
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@
You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License
along with this program. If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>. */
-/* Equivalent to `id -un'. */
+/* Equivalent to 'id -un'. */
/* Written by Richard Mlynarik. */
#include <config.h>