4 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/tests/ls/follow-slink b/tests/ls/follow-slink
index 8bfe04c07..7b5042c7c 100755
--- a/tests/ls/follow-slink
+++ b/tests/ls/follow-slink
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ ln -s link link || framework_failure_
 ln -s ../../dir1 sub/link-to-dir || framework_failure_
 
 # Make sure the symlink was created.
-# `ln -s link link' succeeds, but creates no file on
+# 'ln -s link link' succeeds, but creates no file on
 # systems running some DJGPP-2.03 libc.
 ls -F link > /dev/null || framework_failure_
 
diff --git a/tests/ls/no-arg b/tests/ls/no-arg
index 8234a15de..26774072f 100755
--- a/tests/ls/no-arg
+++ b/tests/ls/no-arg
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 #!/bin/sh
-# make sure ls and `ls -R' do the right thing when invoked with no arguments.
+# make sure ls and 'ls -R' do the right thing when invoked with no arguments.
 
 # Copyright (C) 2001, 2003-2004, 2006-2012 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
 
diff --git a/tests/ls/symlink-slash b/tests/ls/symlink-slash
index 71cee568d..5adfdadcd 100755
--- a/tests/ls/symlink-slash
+++ b/tests/ls/symlink-slash
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ ln -s dir symlink || framework_failure_
 
 set `ls -l symlink/`
 
-# Prior to fileutils-4.0k, the following would have output `... symlink -> dir'.
+# Prior to fileutils-4.0k, the following would have output '... symlink -> dir'.
 test "$*" = 'total 0' && : || fail=1
 
 Exit $fail
diff --git a/tests/ls/time-style-diag b/tests/ls/time-style-diag
index ba8c1c88a..ae41c9361 100755
--- a/tests/ls/time-style-diag
+++ b/tests/ls/time-style-diag
@@ -23,13 +23,13 @@ ls -l --time-style=XX > out 2> err
 test $? = 2 || fail=1
 
 cat <<\EOF > exp || fail=1
-ls: invalid argument `XX' for `time style'
+ls: invalid argument 'XX' for 'time style'
 Valid arguments are:
   - [posix-]full-iso
   - [posix-]long-iso
   - [posix-]iso
   - [posix-]locale
-  - +FORMAT (e.g., +%H:%M) for a `date'-style format
+  - +FORMAT (e.g., +%H:%M) for a 'date'-style format
 Try 'ls --help' for more information.
 EOF