bash$ alias sqt='sed "s/'\''/'\''\\\\'\'''\''/g; s/^/'\''/; s/$/'\''/"'

bash$ alias sdq='echo '

bash$ sqt
sed "s/'/'\\\\''/g; s/^/'/; s/$/'/"
'sed "s/'\''/'\''\\\\'\'''\''/g; s/^/'\''/; s/$/'\''/"'

bash$ sdq 'sed "s/'\''/'\''\\\\'\'''\''/g; s/^/'\''/; s/$/'\''/"'
sed "s/'/'\\\\''/g; s/^/'/; s/$/'/"

bash$

documented on: 2000.06.06 Tue 12:04:40