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Powershell - Replace multiple spaces with single spaces

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I needed to clean up strings with an unpredictable number of spaces interspersed throughout. Powershell's Replace method to the rescue.

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  1. $badString = "This        is         not        the way   it   should     be."
  2. $badString #for debug only
  3. while ($badString.Contains("  ")){
  4. 	$badString = $badString -replace "  "," "
  5. 	}
  6. $badString

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