Use the backtick character (`) in PowerShell to escape the double quotes in a double quotes string and use double quotes (“) to escape a single quote in PowerShell.
Quotation marks in PowerShell are used to enclose a string in either single quotation marks (‘) or double quotation marks (“).
To prevent substitution of variable in double quotes string or to escape double quotes in PowerShell, use the backtick character.
In this article, we will discuss how to escape double quotes in a string and escape single quotes in PowerShell with examples.
Use Backtick Character to Escape Double Quotes in PowerShell
The backtick character (`) in PowerShell is used to escape double quotes in a string or prevent the substitution of a variable in double quotes string.
$str = "Welcome to `"ShellGeek`"" $str
In the above PowerShell script, the $str variable contains the string ShellGeek in double quotation marks in string.
To escape double quotes in a string, we have used the backtick character (`).
The output of the above PowerShell script after escaping the double quotes in a string prints the text that includes double quotes marks.
Escape Variable in Double Quotes in PowerShell
Use the backtick character (`) in PowerShell to prevent the substitution of a variable value in a double quotes string.
$count = 3 # Use the backtick operator before variable to escape variable in double quoted string $result = "The current value of `$count is $count" $result
In the above PowerShell script, the $count variable contains a numeric value of 3.
To print the variable with its value enclosed in a double-quoted string, use the backtick character (`) before the variable. It will escape the variable in double-quoted string in PowerShell.
The output of the above script escape variable in double-quotes PowerShell string.
PS C:\> $count = 3
PS C:\> $result = "The current value of `$count is $count"
PS C:\> $result
The current value of $count is 3
PS C:\> Use Double Quotes to Escape Single Quotes in PowerShell
Enclose a string in double quotes to escape the single quotes in PowerShell.
$str = "Welcome to 'ShellGeek'" $str
In the above PowerShell script, the $str variable contains the string. It has ShellGeek in single quotation mark.
To include single quotes in output or to escape single quotes in the string, enclose the string in double quotation marks (“).
The output of the above script in PowerShell escapes the single quotes in a string.
PS C:\> $str = "Welcome to 'ShellGeek'"
PS C:\> $str
Welcome to 'ShellGeek'Conclusion
I hope the above article helped you to understand how to escape double quotes in a string and escape single quotes in PowerShell.
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