Prefer double-quote to accent-grave in man pages

4 files changed, 30 insertions, 28 deletions

diff --git a/doc/man/ebrowse.1 b/doc/man/ebrowse.1
index a4f0c790be5..40c82a46482 100644
--- a/doc/man/ebrowse.1
+++ b/doc/man/ebrowse.1
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ is used to create the database used by the class browser in Emacs.
 .PP
 .SH OPTIONS
 The program follows the usual GNU command line syntax, with long
-options starting with two dashes (`-').
+options starting with two dashes ("\-").
 .TP
 .B \-a, \-\-append
 append output to existing file
diff --git a/doc/man/emacs.1.in b/doc/man/emacs.1.in
index 259acb9bba8..98322aac810 100644
--- a/doc/man/emacs.1.in
+++ b/doc/man/emacs.1.in
@@ -251,8 +251,8 @@ Set additional X resources.
 .BI "\-\-color\fR,\fP \-\-color=" mode
 Override color mode for character terminals;
 .I mode
-defaults to `auto', and can also be `never', `auto', `always',
-or a mode name like `ansi8'.
+defaults to "auto", and can also be "never", "auto", "always",
+or a mode name like "ansi8".
 .TP
 .BI \-bw " pixels\fR,\fP " \-\-border\-width " pixels"
 Set the
@@ -420,8 +420,8 @@ The value can be one of
 .IR fullwidth ,
 or
 .IR fullheight ,
-which correspond to the command-line options `\-fs', `\-mm', `\-fw',
-and `\-fh', respectively.
+which correspond to the command-line options "\-fs", "\-mm", "\-fw",
+and "\-fh", respectively.
 Note that this applies to the initial frame only.
 .TP
 .BR geometry " (class " Geometry )
@@ -482,11 +482,11 @@ the window will be displayed in reverse video.
 .TP
 .BR screenGamma " (class "ScreenGamma )
 Gamma correction for colors, equivalent to the frame parameter
-`screen\-gamma'.
+"screen\-gamma".
 .TP
 .BR scrollBarWidth " (class "ScrollBarWidth )
 The scroll bar width in pixels, equivalent to the frame parameter
-`scroll\-bar\-width'.
+"scroll\-bar\-width".
 .TP
 .BR selectionFont " (class " SelectionFont )
 Font name for pop-up menu items, in non-toolkit versions of
@@ -583,7 +583,7 @@ There is a mailing list, @PACKAGE_BUGREPORT@, for reporting Emacs
 bugs and fixes.
 But before reporting something as a bug, please try to be sure that
 it really is a bug, not a misunderstanding or a deliberate feature.
-We ask you to read the section ``Reporting Bugs'' in the Emacs manual
+We ask you to read the section "Reporting Bugs" in the Emacs manual
 for hints on how and when to report bugs.
 Also, include the version number of the Emacs you are running in
 \fIevery\fR bug report that you send in.
diff --git a/doc/man/emacsclient.1 b/doc/man/emacsclient.1
index 6930271e548..e62fe930152 100644
--- a/doc/man/emacsclient.1
+++ b/doc/man/emacsclient.1
@@ -31,28 +31,31 @@ default editor.
 For
 .B emacsclient
 to work, you need an already running Emacs with a server.  Within Emacs,
-call the functions `server-start' or `server-mode'.  (Your `.emacs' file
-can do this automatically if you add either `(server-start)' or
-`(server-mode 1)' to it.)
+call the functions "server-start" or "server-mode".  (Your ".emacs" file
+can do this automatically if you add either "(server-start)" or
+"(server-mode 1)" to it.)
 
-When you've finished editing the buffer, type `C-x #'
-(`server-edit').  This saves the file and sends a message back to the
-`emacsclient' program telling it to exit.  The programs that use
-`EDITOR' wait for the "editor" (actually, `emacsclient') to exit.  `C-x
-#' also checks for other pending external requests to edit various
+When you've finished editing the buffer, type "C-x #"
+("server-edit").  This saves the file and sends a message back to the
+.B emacsclient
+program telling it to exit.  The programs that use
+EDITOR wait for the "editor" (actually,
+.BR emacsclient )
+to exit.  "C-x #" also checks for other pending external requests to
+edit various
 files, and selects the next such file.
 
-If you set the variable `server-window' to a window or a frame, `C-x
-#' displays the server buffer in that window or in that frame.
+If you set the variable "server-window" to a window or a frame, "C-x
+#" displays the server buffer in that window or in that frame.
 
 .SH OPTIONS
 The programs follow the usual GNU command line syntax, with long
-options starting with two dashes (`-').
+options starting with two dashes ("\-").
 .TP
 .B \-a, \-\-alternate-editor=EDITOR
 if the Emacs server is not running, run the specified editor instead.
-This can also be specified via the `ALTERNATE_EDITOR' environment variable.
-If the value of EDITOR is the empty string, run `emacs \-\-daemon' to
+This can also be specified via the ALTERNATE_EDITOR environment variable.
+If the value of EDITOR is the empty string, run "emacs \-\-daemon" to
 start Emacs in daemon mode, and try to connect to it.
 .TP
 .B -c, \-\-create-frame
@@ -70,7 +73,7 @@ Lisp expressions.
 .TP
 .B \-f, \-\-server-file=FILENAME
 use TCP configuration file FILENAME for communication.
-This can also be specified via the `EMACS_SERVER_FILE' environment variable.
+This can also be specified via the EMACS_SERVER_FILE environment variable.
 .TP
 .B \-n, \-\-no-wait
 returns
@@ -99,4 +102,3 @@ This manual page was written by Stephane Bortzmeyer <bortzmeyer@debian.org>,
 for the Debian GNU/Linux system (but may be used by others).
 .SH COPYING
 This manual page is in the public domain.
-
diff --git a/doc/man/etags.1 b/doc/man/etags.1
index 08db3430d35..245d9b48198 100644
--- a/doc/man/etags.1
+++ b/doc/man/etags.1
@@ -80,8 +80,8 @@ Append to existing tag file.  (For \fBvi\fP-format tag files, see also
 .B \-B, \-\-backward\-search
 Tag files written in the format expected by \fBvi\fP contain regular
 expression search instructions; the \fB\-B\fP option writes them using
-the delimiter `\|\fB?\fP\|', to search \fIbackwards\fP through files.
-The default is to use the delimiter `\|\fB/\fP\|', to search \fIforwards\fP
+the delimiter "\|\fB?\fP\|", to search \fIbackwards\fP through files.
+The default is to use the delimiter "\|\fB/\fP\|", to search \fIforwards\fP
 through files.
 Only \fBctags\fP accepts this option.
 .TP
@@ -117,8 +117,8 @@ final brace of a function or structure definition in C and C++.
 Parse the following files according to the given language.  More than
 one such options may be intermixed with filenames.  Use \fB\-\-help\fP
 to get a list of the available languages and their default filename
-extensions.  The `auto' language can be used to restore automatic
-detection of language based on the file name.  The `none'
+extensions.  The "auto" language can be used to restore automatic
+detection of language based on the file name.  The "none"
 language may be used to disable language parsing altogether; only
 regexp matching is done in this case (see the \fB\-\-regex\fP option).
 .TP
@@ -256,7 +256,7 @@ Print the current version of the program (same as the version of the
 emacs \fBetags\fP is shipped with).
 
 .SH "SEE ALSO"
-`\|\fBemacs\fP\|' entry in \fBinfo\fP; \fIGNU Emacs Manual\fP, Richard
+"\|\fBemacs\fP\|" entry in \fBinfo\fP; \fIGNU Emacs Manual\fP, Richard
 Stallman.
 .br
 .BR cxref ( 1 ),