8 files changed, 27 insertions, 28 deletions
diff --git a/admin/charsets/eucjp-ms.awk b/admin/charsets/eucjp-ms.awk
index 59c6388b25c..24152b44eff 100644
--- a/admin/charsets/eucjp-ms.awk
+++ b/admin/charsets/eucjp-ms.awk
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@
 #  http://home.m05.itscom.net/numa/cde/ucs-conv/appendix.html
 # This program reads the mapping file EUC-JP-MS (of glibc) and
 # generates the Elisp file eucjp-ms.el that defines two translation
-# tables `eucjp-ms-decode' and `eucjp-ms-encode'.
+# tables 'eucjp-ms-decode' and 'eucjp-ms-encode'.
 
 BEGIN {
   FS = "[ \t][ \t]*"
@@ -109,4 +109,3 @@ END {
   print "";
   print "(provide 'eucjp-ms)";
 }
-
diff --git a/admin/coccinelle/vector_contents.cocci b/admin/coccinelle/vector_contents.cocci
index 3c696ffd237..10b01f2bbd4 100644
--- a/admin/coccinelle/vector_contents.cocci
+++ b/admin/coccinelle/vector_contents.cocci
@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-// Avoid direct access to `contents' member of
+// Avoid direct access to 'contents' member of
 // Lisp_Vector, use AREF and ASET where possible.
 @expression@
 identifier I1, I2;
diff --git a/admin/make-emacs b/admin/make-emacs
index f0c5370496e..24e9844b72c 100755
--- a/admin/make-emacs
+++ b/admin/make-emacs
@@ -100,7 +100,7 @@ chdir $root if cwd () eq "/";
 chdir "./src";
 print "Build in ", cwd (), "\n";
 
-# If first arg is `all' or if `--all' specified, ensure a clean
+# If first arg is 'all' or if '--all' specified, ensure a clean
 # build.
 
 if (@ARGV && $ARGV[0] eq "all")
diff --git a/doc/emacs/emacs.texi b/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
index a913579a1c4..27bb77d5cac 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/emacs.texi
@@ -390,7 +390,7 @@ Searching and Replacement
 * Symbol Search::          Search for a source code symbol.
 * Regexp Search::          Search for match for a regexp.
 * Regexps::                Syntax of regular expressions.
-* Regexp Backslash::       Regular expression constructs starting with '\'.
+* Regexp Backslash::       Regular expression constructs starting with `\'.
 * Regexp Example::         A complex regular expression explained.
 * Search Case::            To ignore case while searching, or not.
 * Replace::                Search, and replace some or all matches.
diff --git a/doc/emacs/search.texi b/doc/emacs/search.texi
index 9b91421a7e6..ae275d1ca67 100644
--- a/doc/emacs/search.texi
+++ b/doc/emacs/search.texi
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ thing, but search for patterns instead of fixed strings.
 * Symbol Search::             Search for a source code symbol.
 * Regexp Search::             Search for match for a regexp.
 * Regexps::                   Syntax of regular expressions.
-* Regexp Backslash::          Regular expression constructs starting with '\'.
+* Regexp Backslash::          Regular expression constructs starting with `\'.
 * Regexp Example::            A complex regular expression explained.
 * Search Case::               To ignore case while searching, or not.
 * Replace::                   Search, and replace some or all matches.
diff --git a/etc/emacs-buffer.gdb b/etc/emacs-buffer.gdb
index 5d6cbd4f0c0..cdcb666df61 100644
--- a/etc/emacs-buffer.gdb
+++ b/etc/emacs-buffer.gdb
@@ -29,8 +29,8 @@
 # The Emacs executable must have debugging symbols for this to work.
 # But you never strip Emacs, right?
 #
-# The main commands of interest are `ybuffer-list', `yfile-buffers',
-# `ysave-buffer', and `ybuffer-contents'.  The `y' prefix avoids any
+# The main commands of interest are 'ybuffer-list', 'yfile-buffers',
+# 'ysave-buffer', and 'ybuffer-contents'.  The 'y' prefix avoids any
 # namespace collisions with emacs/src/.gdbinit.
 
 # Since the internal data structures in Emacs occasionally from time to
@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ end
 document ybuffer-list
   Display a list of buffer names, sizes, and other attributes.
   The buffer number in the first column is used as an argument
-  to some other emacs-buffer recovery commands, e.g. `ysave-buffer'.
+  to some other emacs-buffer recovery commands, e.g. 'ysave-buffer'.
 end
 
 define yfile-buffers
@@ -138,7 +138,7 @@ define yfile-buffers
 end
 document yfile-buffers
   Display a list of buffers which are associated with files.
-  This is like `ybuffer-list', but only buffers that were visiting files
+  This is like 'ybuffer-list', but only buffers that were visiting files
   are displayed.
 end
 
@@ -165,7 +165,7 @@ define yset-buffer
 end
 document yset-buffer
   Set current buffer (for other emacs-buffer recovery commands) to the ARG'th
-  buffer as displayed by `ybuffer-list'.
+  buffer as displayed by 'ybuffer-list'.
 end
 
 define yget-buffer-pointers
@@ -184,9 +184,9 @@ define yget-buffer-pointers
 end
 document yget-buffer-pointers
   Update convenience variables with address pointers for the ARG'th buffer
-  as displayed by `ybuffer-list'.
+  as displayed by 'ybuffer-list'.
 
-  This also sets the current buffer using `yset-buffer' (which see).
+  This also sets the current buffer using 'yset-buffer' (which see).
 end
 
 define yget-current-buffer-name
@@ -220,11 +220,11 @@ define ydump-buffer
   end
 end
 document ydump-buffer
-  Write contents of buffer N (as numbered according to `ybuffer-list') to
+  Write contents of buffer N (as numbered according to 'ybuffer-list') to
   file FILE.
 
-  This is mainly used as an internal subroutine for `ysave-buffer' and
-  `ybuffer-contents', which see.
+  This is mainly used as an internal subroutine for 'ysave-buffer' and
+  'ybuffer-contents', which see.
 end
 
 define ysave-buffer
@@ -242,7 +242,7 @@ define ysave-buffer
   end
 end
 document ysave-buffer
-  Save contents of buffer N (as numbered according to `ybuffer-list') to
+  Save contents of buffer N (as numbered according to 'ybuffer-list') to
   file FILE.
 end
 
@@ -258,7 +258,7 @@ define ybuffer-contents
   end
 end
 document ybuffer-contents
-  Write contents of buffer N (numbered according to `ybuffer-list') to stdout.
+  Write contents of buffer N (numbered according to 'ybuffer-list') to stdout.
 end
 
 # local variables:
diff --git a/lib-src/Makefile.in b/lib-src/Makefile.in
index a175967156a..2b65cb2e1a9 100644
--- a/lib-src/Makefile.in
+++ b/lib-src/Makefile.in
@@ -24,7 +24,7 @@ SHELL = @SHELL@
 EMACS = ../src/emacs${EXEEXT}
 EMACSOPT = -batch --no-site-file --no-site-lisp
 
-# ==================== Things `configure' will edit ====================
+# ==================== Things 'configure' will edit ====================
 
 CC=@CC@
 CFLAGS=@CFLAGS@
@@ -83,31 +83,31 @@ ns_appbindir=@ns_appbindir@
 # subdirectories of this directory.  The default values for many of
 # the variables below are expressed in terms of this one, so you may
 # not need to change them.  This is set with the --prefix option to
-# `../configure'.
+# '../configure'.
 prefix=@prefix@
 
-# Like `prefix', but used for architecture-specific files.  This is
-# set with the --exec-prefix option to `../configure'.
+# Like 'prefix', but used for architecture-specific files.  This is
+# set with the --exec-prefix option to '../configure'.
 exec_prefix=@exec_prefix@
 
 # Where to install Emacs and other binaries that people will want to
 # run directly (like etags).  This is set with the --bindir option
-# to `../configure'.
+# to '../configure'.
 bindir=@bindir@
 
 # Where to install and expect executable files to be run by Emacs
 # rather than directly by users, and other architecture-dependent
 # data.  ${archlibdir} is usually below this.  This is set with the
-# --libexecdir option to `../configure'.
+# --libexecdir option to '../configure'.
 libexecdir=@libexecdir@
 
 # Directory for local state files for all programs.
 localstatedir=@localstatedir@
 
 # Where to find the source code.  This is set by the configure
-# script's `--srcdir' option.  However, the value of ${srcdir} in
+# script's '--srcdir' option.  However, the value of ${srcdir} in
 # this makefile is not identical to what was specified with --srcdir,
-# since the variable here has `/lib-src' added at the end.
+# since the variable here has '/lib-src' added at the end.
 
 # We use $(srcdir) explicitly in dependencies so as not to depend on VPATH.
 srcdir=@srcdir@
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ abs_top_srcdir=@abs_top_srcdir@
 # This path usually includes the Emacs version and configuration name,
 # so that multiple configurations for multiple versions of Emacs may
 # be installed at once.  This can be set with the --archlibdir option
-# to `../configure'.
+# to '../configure'.
 archlibdir=@archlibdir@
 
 gamedir=@gamedir@
diff --git a/test/automated/Makefile.in b/test/automated/Makefile.in
index 59a88663e2a..41f54f8aa69 100644
--- a/test/automated/Makefile.in
+++ b/test/automated/Makefile.in
@@ -86,7 +86,7 @@ WRITE_LOG = > $@ 2>&1 || { stat=ERROR; cat $@; }; echo $$stat: $@
 ## -l ./basename treats basename as a literal file (it would be nice
 ## to change this; bug#17848 - if that gets done, this can be simplified).
 ##
-## Beware: it approximates `no-byte-compile', so watch out for false-positives!
+## Beware: it approximates 'no-byte-compile', so watch out for false-positives!
 %.log: ${srcdir}/%.el
 	@if grep '^;.*no-byte-compile: t' $< > /dev/null; then \
 	  loadfile=$<; \