[Solved] What will this PowerShell command output?$text = 'hello world'; $text -replace '\\bworld\\b', 'PowerShell' | PowerShell

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What will this PowerShell command output?

$text = 'hello world'; $text -replace '\\bworld\\b', 'PowerShell'

APowerShell world

Bhello world

Chello PowerShell

DError

Step-by-Step Solution

Solution:

Step 1: Understand the regex pattern \\bworld\\b
\\b matches word boundaries, so it matches 'world' as a whole word.
Step 2: Replace 'world' with 'PowerShell'
The command replaces 'world' with 'PowerShell' in the string.
Final Answer:
The output is 'hello PowerShell' -> Option C
Quick Check:
Word boundary replace works = 'hello PowerShell' [OK]

Quick Trick: Use \\b to match whole words only [OK]

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