diff --git a/bin/sde b/bin/sde
index 07b042c..d21dc55 100755
--- a/bin/sde
+++ b/bin/sde
@@ -59,12 +59,12 @@ fi
 # switching to the right sde wrapper (SDEROOT specific)
 #
 if [ "$( readlink -f "$0" )" != "$SDEROOT/bin/sde" ]; then
-	if [ "$1" == "--loop" ]; then
+	if [ "$1" = "--loop" ]; then
 		echo_abort 2 'loop detected, abort.'
 	else
 		exec "$SDEROOT/bin/sde" --loop "$@"
 	fi
-elif [ "$1" == "--loop" ]; then
+elif [ "$1" = "--loop" ]; then
 	shift
 fi
 
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ fi
 . "$SDEROOT/lib/libsde.in"
 . "$SDEROOT/lib/sde-wrapper-command.in"
 
-if [ $# -eq 0 -o "$1" == "--help" ]; then
+if [ $# -eq 0 -o "$1" = "--help" ]; then
 	sde_wrapper_command_help
 else
 	command="$( sde_wrapper_command "$1" )"
diff --git a/bin/sde-commit b/bin/sde-commit
index 0c58bdc..f89f18b 100755
--- a/bin/sde-commit
+++ b/bin/sde-commit
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 # 
 # Filename: bin/sde-commit
-# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2007 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2008 The OpenSDE Project
 # Copyright (C) 2004 - 2006 The T2 SDE Project
 # 
 # More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
@@ -76,7 +76,7 @@ locations=$( $SDEROOT/bin/sde-list-files --roots "$@" )
 # we only accept one root at the time
 roots=$( echo "$locations" | cut -d'	' -f1 | sort -u )
 root=$( echo "$roots" | head -n 1 )
-[ "$root" == "$roots" ] || echo_abort 1 "Locations from multiple repositories given, aborting."
+[ "$root" = "$roots" ] || echo_abort 1 "Locations from multiple repositories given, aborting."
 
 # $root relative locations
 locations=$( echo "$locations" | cut -d'	' -f2 )
diff --git a/bin/sde-config-ini b/bin/sde-config-ini
index 556c1b4..e706caf 100755
--- a/bin/sde-config-ini
+++ b/bin/sde-config-ini
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 # 
 # Filename: bin/sde-config-ini
-# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2007 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2008 The OpenSDE Project
 # 
 # More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
 # 
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ for item; do
 	[ "$section" != "$key" ] || key=
 
 	# choose an action
-	if [ "$value" == "$item" ]; then
+	if [ "$value" = "$item" ]; then
 		if [ -n "$delete" ]; then
 			action='delete'
 		else
diff --git a/bin/sde-download b/bin/sde-download
index a5e935e..4036019 100755
--- a/bin/sde-download
+++ b/bin/sde-download
@@ -207,7 +207,7 @@ detect_mirror() {
 
 	if [ -z "$mirror" ]; then
 		echo_error "Mirror detection loop hit a bug!"
-	elif [ "$mirror" == "broken" ]; then
+	elif [ "$mirror" = "broken" ]; then
 		echo_warning "No Mirror Found!"
 	else
 		echo_info "Using mirror <$mirror>."
@@ -230,7 +230,7 @@ download_file() {
 	# Tarball file name:
 	bzfile="`bz2filename "$gzfile"`"
 	# Remove optional '-' prefix from $location
-	[ "${location:0:1}" == '-' ] && location="${location:1}"
+	[ "${location:0:1}" = '-' ] && location="${location:1}"
 	# Lock file name:
 	lkfile="tmp/down.lockfile.`echo $bzfile | tr / -`"
 
@@ -537,13 +537,13 @@ download_file_now() {
 				touch $HOME/.cvspass
 				;;
 			svn|svn\+http)
-				if [ "$protocol" == "svn+http" ]; then
+				if [ "$protocol" = "svn+http" ]; then
 					url="http://$url"
 				else
 					url="svn://$url"
 				fi
 				
-				if [ "${options:0:1}" == "-" ]; then
+				if [ "${options:0:1}" = "-" ]; then
 					# the module is the last dir of $url
 					module="${url##*/}"
 				else
diff --git a/bin/sde-download2 b/bin/sde-download2
index 3845d40..1a62a99 100755
--- a/bin/sde-download2
+++ b/bin/sde-download2
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 # 
 # Filename: bin/sde-download2
-# Copyright (C) 2007 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2007 - 2008 The OpenSDE Project
 # 
 # More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
 # 
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 			esac ;;
 		--alt-dir)
 			shift
-			if [ "$1" == "none" -o -z "$1" ]; then
+			if [ "$1" = "none" -o -z "$1" ]; then
 				altdir=
 				$SDEROOT/bin/sde-config-ini --file=$SDESETTINGS --delete "download.altdir"
 			elif [ -d "$1/" ]; then
@@ -200,7 +200,7 @@ esac | while read pkg cksum file location; do
 				# a file was found, what should I do with it?
 				[ $verbose -le 0 ] || echo_info "$pkg:${file##*/} found in $altfile ($mode)."
 
-				[ "$check" == "always" ] || check_this=no
+				[ "$check" = "always" ] || check_this=no
 
 				case "$mode" in
 					hardlink)	cp -lf "$altfile" "$tmpfile" ;;
@@ -234,9 +234,9 @@ esac | while read pkg cksum file location; do
 
 		# validate the file against the known checksum
 		#
-		if [ -s "$tmpfile" -a "$check_this" == "yes" -a "$cksum" != "X" ]; then
+		if [ -s "$tmpfile" -a "$check_this" = "yes" -a "$cksum" != "X" ]; then
 			cksum_real=$( sh $SDEROOT/lib/sde-download/cksum.sh $tmpfile | cut -d' ' -f2 )
-			if [ "$cksum" == "0" ]; then
+			if [ "$cksum" = "0" ]; then
 				echo_warning "$pkg:${file##*/} is missing a checksum value, ignoring. ($cksum_real)"
 			elif [ "$cksum" != "$cksum_real" ]; then
 				echo_error "$pkg:${file##*/} has a wrong checksum, failing. ($cksum != $cksum_real)"
diff --git a/bin/sde-install b/bin/sde-install
index 5fe0f44..070f50d 100755
--- a/bin/sde-install
+++ b/bin/sde-install
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 # 
 # Filename: bin/sde-install
-# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2007 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2006 - 2008 The OpenSDE Project
 # 
 # More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
 # 
@@ -34,7 +34,7 @@ EOT
 if [ $# -ne 0 ]; then
 	install_usage
 elif [ -L "$HOME/bin/sde" ]; then
-	if [ "$( readlink -f $HOME/bin/sde )" == "$SDEROOT/bin/sde" ]; then
+	if [ "$( readlink -f $HOME/bin/sde )" = "$SDEROOT/bin/sde" ]; then
 		echo_warning "the same sde wrapper is already installed, skip."
 	else
 		echo_warning "sde wrapper already installed [$( readlink -f $HOME/bin/sde )]"
diff --git a/bin/sde-list-download b/bin/sde-list-download
index cbec14c..97f4075 100755
--- a/bin/sde-list-download
+++ b/bin/sde-list-download
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 # 
 # Filename: bin/sde-list-download
-# Copyright (C) 2007 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2007 - 2008 The OpenSDE Project
 # 
 # More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
 # 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ $SDEROOT/bin/sde-list-pkg ${config:+-c $config} ${extenders:+-e} ${repositories:
 			if [ "$location" != "${location#!}" ]; then
 				# keep untouched
 				source="${location#!}"
-			elif [ "$location" == "${location% *}" -a "$location" != "${location%/}" ]; then
+			elif [ "$location" = "${location% *}" -a "$location" != "${location%/}" ]; then
 				# no spaces, and trailing '/', append gzfile
 				source="${location}${gzfile}"
 			else
diff --git a/bin/sde-list-files b/bin/sde-list-files
index 4f7e1c2..08b724f 100755
--- a/bin/sde-list-files
+++ b/bin/sde-list-files
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@
 # This copyright note is auto-generated by ./scripts/Create-CopyPatch.
 # 
 # Filename: bin/sde-list-files
-# Copyright (C) 2007 The OpenSDE Project
+# Copyright (C) 2007 - 2008 The OpenSDE Project
 # 
 # More information can be found in the files COPYING and README.
 # 
@@ -59,7 +59,7 @@ print_error() { echo "$@" >&2; }
 print_file() {
 	local file="$1"
 
-	if [ "$file" == "$SDEROOT" ]; then
+	if [ "$file" = "$SDEROOT" ]; then
 		[ -n "$show_absolute_path" ] || file="."
 	else
 		[ -n "$show_absolute_path" ] || file="${file#$SDEROOT/}"
@@ -72,7 +72,7 @@ print_file() {
 print_file_root() {
 	local file="$1" root="$2"	# $file arrives relative
 
-	if [ "$root" == "." -a -n "$show_absolute_path" ]; then
+	if [ "$root" = "." -a -n "$show_absolute_path" ]; then
 		root="$SDEROOT"
 	fi
 		
@@ -81,10 +81,10 @@ print_file_root() {
 
 for x; do
 	y=
-	if [ "$x" == "." ]; then
+	if [ "$x" = "." ]; then
 		# $PWD, explicitly
 		y="$PWD"
-	elif [ "${x:0:1}" == "/" -a -e "$x" ]; then
+	elif [ "${x:0:1}" = "/" -a -e "$x" ]; then
 		# absolute
 		y="$x"
 	elif [ -e "$SDEROOT/package"/*/"$x" ]; then
@@ -108,7 +108,7 @@ for x; do
 	if [ -z "$y" ]; then
 		# missing
 		print_error "$x: not found."
-	elif [ "$y" == "$SDEROOT" ]; then
+	elif [ "$y" = "$SDEROOT" ]; then
 		# uh, the root itself
 		if [ -n "$show_roots" ]; then
 			print_file_root "." "."
diff --git a/bin/sde-update b/bin/sde-update
index 6d7870c..1e7ceb7 100755
--- a/bin/sde-update
+++ b/bin/sde-update
@@ -27,7 +27,7 @@ command='update'
 if [ $# -eq 0 ]; then
 	# assuming default
 	discriminator='tree'
-elif [ "$1" == "--help" ]; then
+elif [ "$1" = "--help" ]; then
 	sde_wrapper_discriminator_help "$command"
 	exit 1
 else
diff --git a/bin/sde-update-package b/bin/sde-update-package
index 975ef96..3c010fb 100755
--- a/bin/sde-update-package
+++ b/bin/sde-update-package
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ update_package_md5() {
 	shift
 
 	echo_info "Loading MD5 file from '$md5'"
-	if [ "$1" == "--no-location" ]; then
+	if [ "$1" = "--no-location" ]; then
 		nolocation=yes; shift
 		echo_info "(Using individual download locations)"
 	fi