In /usr/bin/vimdot line 7: editor="$EDITOR" ^-----^ SC2153: Possible misspelling: EDITOR may not be assigned, but editor is. In /usr/bin/vimdot line 17: if ! test -w .; then error "directory `pwd` is not writable"; fi ^---^ SC2006: Use $(...) notation instead of legacy backticked `...`. Did you mean: if ! test -w .; then error "directory $(pwd) is not writable"; fi For more information: https://www.shellcheck.net/wiki/SC2153 -- Possible misspelling: EDITOR may ... https://www.shellcheck.net/wiki/SC2006 -- Use $(...) notation instead of le...