cli-sedHow can I use the 'sed' command line utility to add quotes around a string?

The sed command line utility can be used to add quotes around a string. The syntax is as follows:

sed 's/^/"/; s/$/"/'

This command will add double quotes around the string. The s in the command stands for substitute, and the ^ and $ symbols stand for the beginning and end of the string respectively.

The following example will add double quotes around the string Hello World:

echo "Hello World" | sed 's/^/"/; s/$/"/'

The output of this command is:

"Hello World"

If you want to use single quotes instead of double quotes, you can use the following command:

echo "Hello World" | sed "s/^/'/; s/$/'/"

The output of this command is:

'Hello World'

Helpful links

• Sed Command Tutorial
• Sed Manual

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