When using Powershell Get-Content, how do you replace a string with a backslash

Question

In powershell if you have a string such as

Server\MyName

how to you replace it with

MyOtherServer\AnotherName

I have tried escaping with ' and using single quotes but that doesn't seem to work

Joey · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-01 15:09:27Z

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There is the -replace operator, but it takes a regular expression (so you have to escape backslashes):

$s -replace 'Server\\MyName', 'MyOtherServer\AnotherName'

Of course, the necessary escaping only applies to the regex, not the replacement.

answered Feb 1, 2012 at 15:09

Joey

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thanks, I didn't realise the first argument was a regex which was the problem

Shay Levy · Accepted Answer · 2012-02-01 17:11:37Z

2

You can also use the Replace method, it doesn't require you to escape slashes:

$s.Replace('Server\MyName','MyOtherServer\AnotherName')

answered Feb 1, 2012 at 17:11

Shay Levy

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