In /usr/bin/c99-gcc line 18: echo >&2 "`basename $0` called with non ISO C99 option $i" ^-----------^ SC2006: Use $(...) notation instead of legacy backticked `...`. ^-- SC2086: Double quote to prevent globbing and word splitting. Did you mean: echo >&2 "$(basename "$0") called with non ISO C99 option $i" In /usr/bin/c99-gcc line 24: exec gcc $extra_flag ${1+"$@"} ^---------^ SC2086: Double quote to prevent globbing and word splitting. Did you mean: exec gcc "$extra_flag" ${1+"$@"} For more information: https://www.shellcheck.net/wiki/SC2086 -- Double quote to prevent globbing ... https://www.shellcheck.net/wiki/SC2006 -- Use $(...) notation instead of le...