In /usr/bin/ps2pdf line 8: ps2pdf="`dirname \"$0\"`/ps2pdf$version" ^--------------^ SC2006: Use $(...) notation instead of legacy backticked `...`. Did you mean: ps2pdf="$(dirname \"$0\")/ps2pdf$version" For more information: https://www.shellcheck.net/wiki/SC2006 -- Use $(...) notation instead of le...