diff --git a/misc/scripts/black_format.sh b/misc/scripts/black_format.sh
index 3a64284eb65..48dc14c7341 100755
--- a/misc/scripts/black_format.sh
+++ b/misc/scripts/black_format.sh
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ fi
 # A diff has been created, notify the user, clean up, and exit.
 printf "\n\e[1;33m*** The following changes must be made to comply with the formatting rules:\e[0m\n\n"
 # Perl commands replace trailing spaces with `·` and tabs with `<TAB>`.
-printf "$diff\n" | perl -pe 's/(.*[^ ])( +)(\e\[m)$/my $spaces="·" x length($2); sprintf("$1$spaces$3")/ge' | perl -pe 's/(.*[^\t])(\t+)(\e\[m)$/my $tabs="<TAB>" x length($2); sprintf("$1$tabs$3")/ge'
+printf "%s\n" "$diff" | perl -pe 's/(.*[^ ])( +)(\e\[m)$/my $spaces="·" x length($2); sprintf("$1$spaces$3")/ge' | perl -pe 's/(.*[^\t])(\t+)(\e\[m)$/my $tabs="<TAB>" x length($2); sprintf("$1$tabs$3")/ge'
 
 printf "\n\e[1;91m*** Please fix your commit(s) with 'git commit --amend' or 'git rebase -i <hash>'\e[0m\n"
 exit 1
diff --git a/misc/scripts/clang_format.sh b/misc/scripts/clang_format.sh
index 74a8e1a8a3a..453d6fa212a 100755
--- a/misc/scripts/clang_format.sh
+++ b/misc/scripts/clang_format.sh
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ fi
 # A diff has been created, notify the user, clean up, and exit.
 printf "\n\e[1;33m*** The following changes must be made to comply with the formatting rules:\e[0m\n\n"
 # Perl commands replace trailing spaces with `·` and tabs with `<TAB>`.
-printf "$diff\n" | perl -pe 's/(.*[^ ])( +)(\e\[m)$/my $spaces="·" x length($2); sprintf("$1$spaces$3")/ge' | perl -pe 's/(.*[^\t])(\t+)(\e\[m)$/my $tabs="<TAB>" x length($2); sprintf("$1$tabs$3")/ge'
+printf "%s\n" "$diff" | perl -pe 's/(.*[^ ])( +)(\e\[m)$/my $spaces="·" x length($2); sprintf("$1$spaces$3")/ge' | perl -pe 's/(.*[^\t])(\t+)(\e\[m)$/my $tabs="<TAB>" x length($2); sprintf("$1$tabs$3")/ge'
 
 printf "\n\e[1;91m*** Please fix your commit(s) with 'git commit --amend' or 'git rebase -i <hash>'\e[0m\n"
 exit 1
diff --git a/misc/scripts/clang_tidy.sh b/misc/scripts/clang_tidy.sh
index c4811b903cc..0c6998b4916 100755
--- a/misc/scripts/clang_tidy.sh
+++ b/misc/scripts/clang_tidy.sh
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ fi
 # A diff has been created, notify the user, clean up, and exit.
 printf "\n\e[1;33m*** The following changes must be made to comply with the formatting rules:\e[0m\n\n"
 # Perl commands replace trailing spaces with `·` and tabs with `<TAB>`.
-printf "$diff\n" | perl -pe 's/(.*[^ ])( +)(\e\[m)$/my $spaces="·" x length($2); sprintf("$1$spaces$3")/ge' | perl -pe 's/(.*[^\t])(\t+)(\e\[m)$/my $tabs="<TAB>" x length($2); sprintf("$1$tabs$3")/ge'
+printf "%s\n" "$diff" | perl -pe 's/(.*[^ ])( +)(\e\[m)$/my $spaces="·" x length($2); sprintf("$1$spaces$3")/ge' | perl -pe 's/(.*[^\t])(\t+)(\e\[m)$/my $tabs="<TAB>" x length($2); sprintf("$1$tabs$3")/ge'
 
 printf "\n\e[1;91m*** Please fix your commit(s) with 'git commit --amend' or 'git rebase -i <hash>'\e[0m\n"
 exit 1
diff --git a/misc/scripts/dotnet_format.sh b/misc/scripts/dotnet_format.sh
index cac00f5cb1c..e2b4ba5e437 100755
--- a/misc/scripts/dotnet_format.sh
+++ b/misc/scripts/dotnet_format.sh
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ fi
 # A diff has been created, notify the user, clean up, and exit.
 printf "\n\e[1;33m*** The following changes must be made to comply with the formatting rules:\e[0m\n\n"
 # Perl commands replace trailing spaces with `·` and tabs with `<TAB>`.
-printf "$diff\n" | perl -pe 's/(.*[^ ])( +)(\e\[m)$/my $spaces="·" x length($2); sprintf("$1$spaces$3")/ge' | perl -pe 's/(.*[^\t])(\t+)(\e\[m)$/my $tabs="<TAB>" x length($2); sprintf("$1$tabs$3")/ge'
+printf "%s\n" "$diff" | perl -pe 's/(.*[^ ])( +)(\e\[m)$/my $spaces="·" x length($2); sprintf("$1$spaces$3")/ge' | perl -pe 's/(.*[^\t])(\t+)(\e\[m)$/my $tabs="<TAB>" x length($2); sprintf("$1$tabs$3")/ge'
 
 printf "\n\e[1;91m*** Please fix your commit(s) with 'git commit --amend' or 'git rebase -i <hash>'\e[0m\n"
 exit 1
diff --git a/misc/scripts/file_format.sh b/misc/scripts/file_format.sh
index 94a3affbd70..ad586578836 100755
--- a/misc/scripts/file_format.sh
+++ b/misc/scripts/file_format.sh
@@ -82,7 +82,7 @@ then
     # A diff has been created, notify the user, clean up, and exit.
     printf "\n\e[1;33m*** The following changes must be made to comply with the formatting rules:\e[0m\n\n"
     # Perl commands replace trailing spaces with `·` and tabs with `<TAB>`.
-    printf "$diff\n" | perl -pe 's/(.*[^ ])( +)(\e\[m)$/my $spaces="·" x length($2); sprintf("$1$spaces$3")/ge' | perl -pe 's/(.*[^\t])(\t+)(\e\[m)$/my $tabs="<TAB>" x length($2); sprintf("$1$tabs$3")/ge'
+    printf "%s\n" "$diff" | perl -pe 's/(.*[^ ])( +)(\e\[m)$/my $spaces="·" x length($2); sprintf("$1$spaces$3")/ge' | perl -pe 's/(.*[^\t])(\t+)(\e\[m)$/my $tabs="<TAB>" x length($2); sprintf("$1$tabs$3")/ge'
 fi
 
 printf "\n\e[1;91m*** Please fix your commit(s) with 'git commit --amend' or 'git rebase -i <hash>'\e[0m\n"
diff --git a/misc/scripts/header_guards.sh b/misc/scripts/header_guards.sh
index 1f8aa6151c8..0a26422703c 100755
--- a/misc/scripts/header_guards.sh
+++ b/misc/scripts/header_guards.sh
@@ -81,7 +81,7 @@ fi
 # A diff has been created, notify the user, clean up, and exit.
 printf "\n\e[1;33m*** The following changes must be made to comply with the formatting rules:\e[0m\n\n"
 # Perl commands replace trailing spaces with `·` and tabs with `<TAB>`.
-printf "$diff\n" | perl -pe 's/(.*[^ ])( +)(\e\[m)$/my $spaces="·" x length($2); sprintf("$1$spaces$3")/ge' | perl -pe 's/(.*[^\t])(\t+)(\e\[m)$/my $tabs="<TAB>" x length($2); sprintf("$1$tabs$3")/ge'
+printf "%s\n" "$diff" | perl -pe 's/(.*[^ ])( +)(\e\[m)$/my $spaces="·" x length($2); sprintf("$1$spaces$3")/ge' | perl -pe 's/(.*[^\t])(\t+)(\e\[m)$/my $tabs="<TAB>" x length($2); sprintf("$1$tabs$3")/ge'
 
 printf "\n\e[1;91m*** Please fix your commit(s) with 'git commit --amend' or 'git rebase -i <hash>'\e[0m\n"
 exit 1