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I am looking to run the command
foreach-object {$_ -replace
However the string I am attempting to work with could be described as the follow
this string "has" quotes
the whole line being
foreach-object {$_ -replace "this string "has" quotes", "this string "won't have" quotes"}
How do I make this quote filled line work with powershell?
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You can call the PowerShell replace method on any string to replace any literal string with another. If the string-to-be-replaced isn't found, the replace() method returns nothing. You don't need to assign a string to a variable to replace text in a string.
To prevent the substitution of a variable value in a double-quoted string, use the backtick character ( ` ), which is the PowerShell escape character. $i = 5 "The value of `$i is $i."
Use the PowerShell String replace() method or replace operator to replace the single quote in PowerShell with empty space or double quotes. e.g. $str. replace("'",'') replace the single quotes with an empty string. The replace() method returns a string where all single quote is replaced.
Using the PowerShell replace() method, it can replace all double quotes in a string with single quotes. $str = 'This is an "embedded quote" in a string. '
You can either escape the nested double quotes like so `" or better yet, use single quotes for quoting of the string then you won't need to escape the double quotes e.g.:
'this string "has" quotes'
Note: with single quotes you won't get variable expansion in a string.
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