diff --git a/scripts/digital_wellbeing/pacman/pacman_wrapper.sh b/scripts/digital_wellbeing/pacman/pacman_wrapper.sh
index 0cca9e1..3b00698 100755
--- a/scripts/digital_wellbeing/pacman/pacman_wrapper.sh
+++ b/scripts/digital_wellbeing/pacman/pacman_wrapper.sh
@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 # filepath: pacman-wrapper.sh
 # A helpful wrapper for Arch Linux's pacman package manager
 
+# shellcheck disable=SC2317  # Many functions are called indirectly
+
 # Colors
 RED='\033[0;31m'
 GREEN='\033[0;32m'
@@ -18,6 +20,7 @@ declare -a WHITELISTED_NAMES_LIST=()
 declare -a GREYLISTED_KEYWORDS_LIST=()
 POLICY_LISTS_LOADED=0
 
+# shellcheck disable=SC2317  # Function is called indirectly
 load_policy_lists() {
   if [[ $POLICY_LISTS_LOADED -eq 1 ]]; then
     return
@@ -187,6 +190,7 @@ function display_operation() {
 }
 
 # Helper: return 0 if the given package name is blocked by policy
+# shellcheck disable=SC2317  # Function is called indirectly
 function is_blocked_package_name() {
   load_policy_lists
   local normalized="${1,,}"
diff --git a/scripts/lib/common.sh b/scripts/lib/common.sh
index a946a52..e0cd9f8 100644
--- a/scripts/lib/common.sh
+++ b/scripts/lib/common.sh
@@ -135,6 +135,7 @@ handle_arg_help_or_unknown() {
       return 1 # Not a flag, let caller handle it
       ;;
   esac
+  # shellcheck disable=SC2317
   return 0
 }
 
diff --git a/scripts/meta/shell_check.sh b/scripts/meta/shell_check.sh
index 8196c37..658e1cc 100755
--- a/scripts/meta/shell_check.sh
+++ b/scripts/meta/shell_check.sh
@@ -256,7 +256,8 @@ run_linters() {
   log_info "Running shellcheck..."
   local sc_out="$TMPDIR/shellcheck.txt"
   if is_cmd shellcheck; then
-    if ! shellcheck -x -S style "${FILES[@]}" > "$sc_out" 2>&1; then
+    # Exclude SC1091 (not following sourced files) as it's expected in many scripts
+    if ! shellcheck -x -S style -e SC1091 "${FILES[@]}" > "$sc_out" 2>&1; then
       issues=$((issues + 1))
     fi
   else
diff --git a/scripts/utils/generate_study_materials.sh b/scripts/utils/generate_study_materials.sh
index dea352e..3e1019a 100755
--- a/scripts/utils/generate_study_materials.sh
+++ b/scripts/utils/generate_study_materials.sh
@@ -522,10 +522,12 @@ if [ -d "$PER_LANG_DIR" ]; then
       *) display_lang="$lang" ;;
     esac
 
-    echo "### $display_lang Keywords" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
-    echo "" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
-    echo "| Keyword | Count | Documentation |" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
-    echo "|---------|-------|---------------|" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
+    {
+      echo "### $display_lang Keywords"
+      echo ""
+      echo "| Keyword | Count | Documentation |"
+      echo "|---------|-------|---------------|"
+    } >> "$DOCS_FILE"
 
     head -"$TOP_N" "$keyword_file" | while read -r count term; do
       [ -z "$term" ] && continue
@@ -560,10 +562,12 @@ if [ -d "$PER_LANG_DIR" ]; then
       *) display_lang="$lang" ;;
     esac
 
-    echo "### $display_lang Functions" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
-    echo "" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
-    echo "| Function | Count | Documentation |" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
-    echo "|----------|-------|---------------|" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
+    {
+      echo "### $display_lang Functions"
+      echo ""
+      echo "| Function | Count | Documentation |"
+      echo "|----------|-------|---------------|"
+    } >> "$DOCS_FILE"
 
     head -"$TOP_N" "$func_file" | while read -r count term; do
       [ -z "$term" ] && continue
@@ -598,10 +602,12 @@ if [ -d "$PER_LANG_DIR" ]; then
       *) display_lang="$lang" ;;
     esac
 
-    echo "### $display_lang" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
-    echo "" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
-    echo "| Import | Count | Documentation |" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
-    echo "|--------|-------|---------------|" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
+    {
+      echo "### $display_lang"
+      echo ""
+      echo "| Import | Count | Documentation |"
+      echo "|--------|-------|---------------|"
+    } >> "$DOCS_FILE"
 
     head -20 "$import_file" | while read -r count import; do
       [ -z "$import" ] && continue
@@ -623,10 +629,12 @@ else
   echo -e "${YELLOW}No per-language files found, using combined analysis${NC}"
 
   if [ -f "$RESULTS_DIR/grep_keywords.txt" ]; then
-    echo "## Language Keywords" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
-    echo "" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
-    echo "| Keyword | Count | Documentation |" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
-    echo "|---------|-------|---------------|" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
+    {
+      echo "## Language Keywords"
+      echo ""
+      echo "| Keyword | Count | Documentation |"
+      echo "|---------|-------|---------------|"
+    } >> "$DOCS_FILE"
 
     head -"$TOP_N" "$RESULTS_DIR/grep_keywords.txt" | while read -r count term; do
       [ -z "$term" ] && continue
@@ -637,10 +645,12 @@ else
   fi
 
   if [ -f "$RESULTS_DIR/grep_function_calls.txt" ]; then
-    echo "## Function/Method Calls" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
-    echo "" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
-    echo "| Function | Count | Documentation |" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
-    echo "|----------|-------|---------------|" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
+    {
+      echo "## Function/Method Calls"
+      echo ""
+      echo "| Function | Count | Documentation |"
+      echo "|----------|-------|---------------|"
+    } >> "$DOCS_FILE"
 
     head -"$TOP_N" "$RESULTS_DIR/grep_function_calls.txt" | while read -r count term; do
       [ -z "$term" ] && continue
@@ -652,10 +662,12 @@ else
   fi
 
   if [ -f "$RESULTS_DIR/grep_imports.txt" ]; then
-    echo "## Imports/Includes" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
-    echo "" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
-    echo "| Import | Count | Documentation |" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
-    echo "|--------|-------|---------------|" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
+    {
+      echo "## Imports/Includes"
+      echo ""
+      echo "| Import | Count | Documentation |"
+      echo "|--------|-------|---------------|"
+    } >> "$DOCS_FILE"
 
     head -20 "$RESULTS_DIR/grep_imports.txt" | while read -r count import; do
       [ -z "$import" ] && continue
@@ -668,9 +680,11 @@ else
   fi
 fi
 
-echo "" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
-echo "---" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
-echo "*Generated by analyze_repo.sh + generate_study_materials.sh*" >> "$DOCS_FILE"
+{
+  echo ""
+  echo "---"
+  echo "*Generated by analyze_repo.sh + generate_study_materials.sh*"
+} >> "$DOCS_FILE"
 
 echo -e "${GREEN}Created: $DOCS_FILE${NC}"
 #==============================================================================