5 files changed, 14 insertions, 14 deletions
diff --git a/contrib/examples/git-commit.sh b/contrib/examples/git-commit.sh
index 934505bab9..86c9cfa0c7 100755
--- a/contrib/examples/git-commit.sh
+++ b/contrib/examples/git-commit.sh
@@ -574,10 +574,10 @@ then
 	if test "$templatefile" != ""
 	then
 		# Test whether this is just the unaltered template.
-		if cnt=`sed -e '/^#/d' < "$templatefile" |
+		if cnt=$(sed -e '/^#/d' < "$templatefile" |
 			git stripspace |
 			diff "$GIT_DIR"/COMMIT_BAREMSG - |
-			wc -l` &&
+			wc -l) &&
 		   test 0 -lt $cnt
 		then
 			have_commitmsg=t
@@ -630,8 +630,8 @@ then
 	fi
 	if test -z "$quiet"
 	then
-		commit=`git diff-tree --always --shortstat --pretty="format:%h: %s"\
-		       --abbrev --summary --root HEAD --`
+		commit=$(git diff-tree --always --shortstat --pretty="format:%h: %s"\
+		       --abbrev --summary --root HEAD --)
 		echo "Created${initial_commit:+ initial} commit $commit"
 	fi
 fi
diff --git a/contrib/examples/git-fetch.sh b/contrib/examples/git-fetch.sh
index 554070909c..57d2e5616f 100755
--- a/contrib/examples/git-fetch.sh
+++ b/contrib/examples/git-fetch.sh
@@ -146,13 +146,13 @@ esac
 reflist=$(get_remote_refs_for_fetch "$@")
 if test "$tags"
 then
-	taglist=`IFS='	' &&
+	taglist=$(IFS='	' &&
 		  echo "$ls_remote_result" |
 		  git show-ref --exclude-existing=refs/tags/ |
 	          while read sha1 name
 		  do
 			echo ".${name}:${name}"
-		  done` || exit
+		  done) || exit
 	if test "$#" -gt 1
 	then
 		# remote URL plus explicit refspecs; we need to merge them.
diff --git a/contrib/examples/git-merge.sh b/contrib/examples/git-merge.sh
index 52f2aafb9d..ee99f1a4ee 100755
--- a/contrib/examples/git-merge.sh
+++ b/contrib/examples/git-merge.sh
@@ -523,10 +523,10 @@ do
 
 	if test "$exit" -eq 1
 	then
-	    cnt=`{
+	    cnt=$({
 		git diff-files --name-only
 		git ls-files --unmerged
-	    } | wc -l`
+	    } | wc -l)
 	    if test $best_cnt -le 0 || test $cnt -le $best_cnt
 	    then
 		best_strategy=$strategy
diff --git a/contrib/examples/git-repack.sh b/contrib/examples/git-repack.sh
index 96e3fed326..672af93443 100755
--- a/contrib/examples/git-repack.sh
+++ b/contrib/examples/git-repack.sh
@@ -67,8 +67,8 @@ case ",$all_into_one," in
 ,t,)
 	args= existing=
 	if [ -d "$PACKDIR" ]; then
-		for e in `cd "$PACKDIR" && find . -type f -name '*.pack' \
-			| sed -e 's/^\.\///' -e 's/\.pack$//'`
+		for e in $(cd "$PACKDIR" && find . -type f -name '*.pack' \
+			| sed -e 's/^\.\///' -e 's/\.pack$//')
 		do
 			if [ -e "$PACKDIR/$e.keep" ]; then
 				: keep
diff --git a/contrib/examples/git-revert.sh b/contrib/examples/git-revert.sh
index 7e2aad5491..197838d10b 100755
--- a/contrib/examples/git-revert.sh
+++ b/contrib/examples/git-revert.sh
@@ -138,8 +138,8 @@ cherry-pick)
 	}'
 
 	logmsg=$(git show -s --pretty=raw --encoding="$encoding" "$commit")
-	set_author_env=`echo "$logmsg" |
-	LANG=C LC_ALL=C sed -ne "$pick_author_script"`
+	set_author_env=$(echo "$logmsg" |
+	LANG=C LC_ALL=C sed -ne "$pick_author_script")
 	eval "$set_author_env"
 	export GIT_AUTHOR_NAME
 	export GIT_AUTHOR_EMAIL
@@ -160,9 +160,9 @@ cherry-pick)
 esac >.msg
 
 eval GITHEAD_$head=HEAD
-eval GITHEAD_$next='`git show -s \
+eval GITHEAD_$next='$(git show -s \
 	--pretty=oneline --encoding="$encoding" "$commit" |
-	sed -e "s/^[^ ]* //"`'
+	sed -e "s/^[^ ]* //")'
 export GITHEAD_$head GITHEAD_$next
 
 # This three way merge is an interesting one.  We are at