how to use single quotes in replacement string using sed in linux?

Question

I want to replace the below string

su - oracle -c "$agent_home/bin/emctl control agent runCollection ex01cel01:oracle_exadata oracle_exadata_configuration"

to replace with

su - oracle -c "'$agent_home'/bin/emctl control agent runCollection ex01cel01 :oracle_exadata oracle_exadata_configuration"

note:extra single quotes covering the $agent_home

Please help me

Possible duplicate of [How to escape single quote in sed?](http://stackoverflow.com/questions/24509214/how-to-escape-single-quote-in-sed) — Sundeep, Mar 17 '17 at 15:59
where is `sed(1)` called on this question? don't misuse the tags, please. — Luis Colorado, Mar 18 '17 at 10:53

score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Mar 17 '17 at 15:59

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The following sed command should do it

sed "s|\$agent_home|'\$agent_home'|"

answered Mar 17 '17 at 15:59

Peter Heitman

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or `sed 's/$agent_home/\x27&\x27/'` to avoid worrying about escaping shell interpretations in double quotes – Sundeep Mar 17 '17 at 16:03

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