Powershell Substring replacement

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Folks

I am unable to replace the below string in PowerShell, initially I suspected it to be due to regexp and used [regex]::Escape() to resolve the \ to double slash however it still does not work. Can you please suggest?

PS C:\User>"C:clog" -replace "C:c" , ""
PS C:\User>log
PS C:\User>"C:\\c\\log" -replace "C:\\c\\", ""
PS C:\User>C:\\c\\log

You defined 2 backslashes in the input string, so you need 4 in the pattern: `"C:\\c\\log" -replace "C:\\\\c\\\\", ""` — Wiktor Stribiżew, Feb 13 '17 at 22:43
Wiktor you are right i achieved this now with another [regex]::Escape() over the input string. Please post in answer. — Sudheej, Feb 14 '17 at 04:18

score 0 · Answer 1 · answered Feb 13 '17 at 22:43

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Use Split-Path, it is designed for this:

Split-Path "C:\\c\\log" -Leaf

# returns "log"

answered Feb 13 '17 at 22:43

sodawillow

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Nope its not just about extracting log i have stuff like C:\\c\\log\\loggin\\logo – Sudheej Feb 13 '17 at 22:45
You can stick with the regexp if it's more adapted to your case, then. – sodawillow Feb 13 '17 at 22:47

Powershell Substring replacement

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