Powershell Rename-Item replace multiple naming parameters in one pass

Question

I would like to replace a few filename parameters in one pass. Trying the following results in errors claiming the 'file already exists'. Is there a way to name multiple replace parameters in a single pass?

file | Rename-Item -NewName { $_.Name -replace "parameter1", "X" , $_.Name -replace "parameter2", "Y" }

Try `$_.Name -replace "parameter1", "X" -replace "parameter2", "Y"` — Theo, Apr 08 '20 at 13:22
Perfecto @Theo, thanks. Submit this as an answer and I'll mark it as correct. — Garrett, Apr 08 '20 at 17:51
No file is a file, well in my case it's a variable naming a file @js2010 — Garrett, Apr 10 '20 at 12:23

score 3 · Accepted Answer · answered Apr 08 '20 at 17:58

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As requested, my comment as answer.

You can daisy-chain -replace, so in this case

$_.Name -replace "parameter1", "X" -replace "parameter2", "Y"

^{Sorry for the short answer, but I'm on mobile now..}

answered Apr 08 '20 at 17:58

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