diff --git a/release-scripts/build-docs b/release-scripts/build-docs
index e909e6e6c37..ea1a846cedf 100755
--- a/release-scripts/build-docs
+++ b/release-scripts/build-docs
@@ -1,24 +1,25 @@
 #!/bin/sh
 
-_exit() {
+_exit()
+{
 	echo $@
 	popd
 	exit 1
 }
 
-DOCSRCDIR=`dirname $0`/../docs-xml
+DOCSRCDIR=$(dirname $0)/../docs-xml
 
 pushd $DOCSRCDIR || exit 1
 
 git clean -d -x -f
 export XML_CATALOG_FILES="file:///etc/xml/catalog file://$(pwd)/build/catalog.xml"
-autoconf && \
-	./configure --with-papersize=letter && \
-	make smbdotconf/parameters.all.xml && \
+autoconf &&
+	./configure --with-papersize=letter &&
+	make smbdotconf/parameters.all.xml &&
 	make release
 
 if [ $? != 0 ]; then
-        _exit "Docs build failed!"
+	_exit "Docs build failed!"
 fi
 
 mkdir -p ../docs
diff --git a/release-scripts/build-htmlman-git b/release-scripts/build-htmlman-git
index d85c703f4e1..6971b6df8e1 100755
--- a/release-scripts/build-htmlman-git
+++ b/release-scripts/build-htmlman-git
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 # this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
-_exit() {
+_exit()
+{
 	echo $@
 	popd
 	exit 1
diff --git a/release-scripts/build-htmlman-nogit b/release-scripts/build-htmlman-nogit
index 57d0c423360..d5126b2719a 100755
--- a/release-scripts/build-htmlman-nogit
+++ b/release-scripts/build-htmlman-nogit
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 # this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
-_exit() {
+_exit()
+{
 	echo $@
 	popd
 	exit 1
diff --git a/release-scripts/build-manpages-git b/release-scripts/build-manpages-git
index af4734d0486..1c1f02d0a64 100755
--- a/release-scripts/build-manpages-git
+++ b/release-scripts/build-manpages-git
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 # this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
-_exit() {
+_exit()
+{
 	echo $@
 	popd
 	exit 1
diff --git a/release-scripts/build-manpages-nogit b/release-scripts/build-manpages-nogit
index 28743f47413..9573586dfe0 100755
--- a/release-scripts/build-manpages-nogit
+++ b/release-scripts/build-manpages-nogit
@@ -16,7 +16,8 @@
 # this program; if not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
 #
 
-_exit() {
+_exit()
+{
 	echo $@
 	popd
 	exit 1