Replacing Backward slash in R

Question

I want to replace backward slashes with forwards slashes in a string. So I used below syntax in R.

stringr::str_replace("\\", "//", "\\asd")

However it fails to replace the backward slashes in the given string.

Could you please help to find the right way to replace them?

I am using R in Windows 10 machine

You might want to check this question: https://stackoverflow.com/q/27491986/9022665 — Jonathan V. Solórzano, Nov 05 '21 at 19:09

score 2 · Answer 1 · answered Nov 05 '21 at 19:11

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Try this:

str_replace("\\asd", fixed("\\"), "//")

answered Nov 05 '21 at 19:11

manro

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score 1 · Answer 2 · answered Nov 05 '21 at 19:09

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You could use gsub function in R which is used for replacement operations. The functions takes the input and substitutes it against the specified value.

gsub("\\\\", "/", x)

answered Nov 05 '21 at 19:09

Ran Turner

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score 1 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 05 '21 at 19:10

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You have the arguments in the wrong order and you need to escape the backslashes.

> stringr::str_replace("\\asd", "\\\\", "//")
[1] "//asd"

answered Nov 05 '21 at 19:10

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Replacing Backward slash in R

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