There seems to be some history to this quoting style: http://unix.stackexchange.com/questions/2041/quoting-commands
** Changed in: system-config-printer (Ubuntu) Importance: Undecided => Low ** Summary changed: - strange inverted commas (low importance) + strange inverted commas -- You received this bug notification because you are a member of Ubuntu Bugs, which is subscribed to Ubuntu. https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/778491 Title: strange inverted commas -- ubuntu-bugs mailing list ubuntu-bugs@lists.ubuntu.com https://lists.ubuntu.com/mailman/listinfo/ubuntu-bugs