diff --git a/README.md b/README.md
index bda72314..5ad4fa30 100644
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -2035,15 +2035,14 @@ reset github as if it's newly born. ALL history will be lost.
 #!/bin/bash
 #Maintained in linux-init-files.org
 tfile=$(mktemp /tmp/config.XXXXXXXXX)
-GITCONF=".git/config"
-commitmsg=${1:-git repository initialised}
-if [ -f $GITCONF ]; then
-    mv .git/config tfile
+commitmsg=${1:-"git repository initialised"}
+if [ -f .git/config ]; then
+    mv .git/config "$tfile"
     rm -rf .git
     git init .
-    mv tfile .git/config
+    mv "$tfile" .git/config
     git add .
-    git commit -a -m "${commitmsg}"
+    git commit -a -m "$commitmsg"
     git push -f
 else
     echo "Warning: No git config file found. Aborting.";exit;
diff --git a/directories/bin/resgithub b/directories/bin/resgithub
index 649eb6e0..6dfd2ddb 100755
--- a/directories/bin/resgithub
+++ b/directories/bin/resgithub
@@ -3,11 +3,11 @@
 tfile=$(mktemp /tmp/config.XXXXXXXXX)
 GITCONF=".git/config"
 commitmsg=${1:-git repository initialised}
-if [ -f $GITCONF ]; then
-    mv .git/config tfile
+if [ -f "$GITCONF" ]; then
+    mv "$GITCONF" tfile
     rm -rf .git
     git init .
-    mv tfile .git/config
+    mv tfile "$GITCONF"
     git add .
     git commit -a -m "${commitmsg}"
     git push -f
diff --git a/linux-init-files.org b/linux-init-files.org
index 4d0387f8..a83d0e26 100644
--- a/linux-init-files.org
+++ b/linux-init-files.org
@@ -1899,15 +1899,14 @@
      #!/bin/bash
      #Maintained in linux-init-files.org
      tfile=$(mktemp /tmp/config.XXXXXXXXX)
-     GITCONF=".git/config"
-     commitmsg=${1:-git repository initialised}
-     if [ -f $GITCONF ]; then
-         mv .git/config tfile
+     commitmsg=${1:-"git repository initialised"}
+     if [ -f .git/config ]; then
+         mv .git/config "$tfile"
          rm -rf .git
          git init .
-         mv tfile .git/config
+         mv "$tfile" .git/config
          git add .
-         git commit -a -m "${commitmsg}"
+         git commit -a -m "$commitmsg"
          git push -f
      else
          echo "Warning: No git config file found. Aborting.";exit;