How to replace / with \ using shell command in text file

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I have a text file File.txt and the content is below

Application_Servers\Base\Baseinstall\BGInfo
Application_Servers\Base\Baseinstall\CLRRSServerManager
Application_Servers\Base\Baseinstall\PCSUtils
Application_Servers\Base\Baseinstall\PostOSLoad
Application_Servers\Base\Baseinstall\Registration
Application_Servers\Base\Baseinstall\WMI
Application_Servers\Base\Baseinstall\x64\RSAutoExNt\v1.2
Application_Servers\Base\w2k16update\EveryTime
RS Batch\RSQueueClientLib\V_1_0
RS Batch\RSQueueClientLib\V_2_2
Utilities\Clrstuff\clrrs\Bin

I want to replace \ with /, how can I achieve this? Please give me shell command

It depends on which way you are going. If you have what you show and want replace '\' with '/' and you are on a Unix/Linux box, you want tr '\\' '/' (e..g tr '\\' '/' < file > newfile).. If you are not on a Unix/Linux box, then why have the POSIX shell tags [shell] and [sh] which have no application to windows (other than in WSL). — David C. Rankin
– David C. Rankin, Commented Mar 16, 2020 at 21:04

shadow2020 · Accepted Answer · 2020-03-16 21:45:16Z

gc = get-content sc = set-content

get-content....

The Get-Content cmdlet gets the content of the item at the location specified by the path, such as the text in a file or the content of a function. For files, the content is read one line at a time and returns a collection of objects, each of which represents a line of content. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/get-content?view=powershell-7

set-content....

Set-Content is a string-processing cmdlet that writes new content or replaces the content in a file. Set-Content replaces the existing content and differs from the Add-Content cmdlet that appends content to a file. To send content to Set-Content you can use the Value parameter on the command line or send content through the pipeline. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/set-content?view=powershell-7

-replace() .....

Replace characters within a string

The Code.... (gc "C:\folder\File.txt") -replace '\\','/' | sc "C:\folder\File.txt"

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