In /usr/bin/printafm line 9: gs="`dirname \"$0\"`/$GS_EXECUTABLE" ^--------------^ SC2006: Use $(...) notation instead of legacy backticked `...`. Did you mean: gs="$(dirname \"$0\")/$GS_EXECUTABLE" For more information: https://www.shellcheck.net/wiki/SC2006 -- Use $(...) notation instead of le...