Simple replace command but trying to replace a $ with the British pound sign

Question

Trying to replace the $ character using Power Shell Script. What to replace it with a £.
Instead of a £ I substituted a lower case z to keep it simple
PS M:\> $a = "My $ is not your $"
PS M:\> $a = $a -replace "`$","z"
PS M:\> $a
PS M:\> My $ is not your $z

I've tried various escape syntax and cannot seem to find the right combo.
I made sure the syntax works using non-special characters and it works like a charm but the $ seems to be problematic for me.

Answer 1

Hi @Anthony H ,

please try this:

$a = 'My $ is not your $'  
$a  
$a = $a -replace "\$","z"  
$a  

Output looks like this PS5.1 or PS7.1 :

My $ is not your $  
My z is not your z  

Another one:

$a = 'My $ is not your $'  
$a  
$a = $a -replace "\$","€"  
$a  
# Output:  
My $ is not your $  
My € is not your €  

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Regards
Andreas Baumgarten