diff --git a/bin/foamCleanPath b/bin/foamCleanPath
index c38245f8c..3e0902886 100755
--- a/bin/foamCleanPath
+++ b/bin/foamCleanPath
@@ -60,7 +60,7 @@ options:
 USAGE
 }
 
-error () {
+error() {
     usage 1>&2
     exit 1
 }
diff --git a/bin/foamCleanPolyMesh b/bin/foamCleanPolyMesh
index 02e1df1ba..25520ad2d 100755
--- a/bin/foamCleanPolyMesh
+++ b/bin/foamCleanPolyMesh
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ Foam::polyMesh::removeFiles() method.
 USAGE
 }
 
-error () {
+error() {
     exec 1>&2
     while [ "$#" -ge 1 ]; do echo "$1"; shift; done
     usage
diff --git a/bin/foamCloneCase b/bin/foamCloneCase
index 5ce4e9f0c..9dc74b1e3 100755
--- a/bin/foamCloneCase
+++ b/bin/foamCloneCase
@@ -47,7 +47,7 @@ The time directory is the first time directory by default.
 USAGE
 }
 
-error () {
+error() {
     exec 1>&2
     while [ "$#" -ge 1 ]; do echo "$1"; shift; done
     usage
diff --git a/bin/foamCreateVideo b/bin/foamCreateVideo
index 439f0d15f..f3a39b474 100755
--- a/bin/foamCreateVideo
+++ b/bin/foamCreateVideo
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@
 #
 #------------------------------------------------------------------------------
 
-usage () {
+usage() {
     cat <<USAGE
 
 Usage: ${0##*/} [OPTIONS] ...
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ Requires avconv or mencoder for MPEG-4 output, avconv for WebM output
 USAGE
 }
 
-error () {
+error() {
     exec 1>&2
     while [ "$#" -ge 1 ]; do echo "$1"; shift; done
     usage
diff --git a/bin/foamExec b/bin/foamExec
index b03c678bd..f42ebbece 100755
--- a/bin/foamExec
+++ b/bin/foamExec
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ options:
 USAGE
 }
 
-error () {
+error() {
     exec 1>&2
     while [ "$#" -ge 1 ]; do echo "$1"; shift; done
     usage
diff --git a/bin/foamJob b/bin/foamJob
index 5c1c6e04e..5bfed74c9 100755
--- a/bin/foamJob
+++ b/bin/foamJob
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ options:
 USAGE
 }
 
-error () {
+error() {
     exec 1>&2
     while [ "$#" -ge 1 ]; do echo "$1"; shift; done
     usage
diff --git a/bin/foamLog b/bin/foamLog
index ac79761d0..e164ed30d 100755
--- a/bin/foamLog
+++ b/bin/foamLog
@@ -97,7 +97,7 @@ variables.
 HELP
 }
 
-error () {
+error() {
     exec 1>&2
     while [ "$#" -ge 1 ]; do echo "$1"; shift; done
     usage