

Example 3: PowerShell's -Replace with Special Characters.Example 2: PowerShell -Replace with Get-Content.My point is PowerShell's -Replace is a bit-Part in a bigger script drama. Alternatively, you may be trying a more complex search and replace operation. For example, you have a document where you wish to update a string of characters – say Code2013, with new values – say Code2014. Introduction to -Replaceīefore you call for the -Replace operator, you need to obtain stream of text, only then can you define the pattern to search for, and the pattern to replace. Secondly, these comparison operators need input from a cmdlet such as Get-Content. The first point to note with -Replace is we are discussing a PowerShell operator, it works in a similar fashion to its cousin -Match.

Introduction to Windows PowerShell -Replace Operator
