out-file to a line not the end

hi guys,

i have script problem i'm trying resolve. want user can edit single line of txt tile. possible using out-file command?

"out-file 'c:\temp.txt' -append -inputobject $user_input"

this add line end of file, that's not want do. suppose have text file looks this.

1.hello

2. dad

3. mum

and want edit hello bye. why can't do:

"out-file 'c:\temp.txt'[0] -append -inputobject $user_input"

when run nothing happens. ideas?

hi!

that's not possible out-file. check out:

https://social.technet.microsoft.com/forums/scriptcenter/en-us/6ad028d9-551a-4934-b200-be22dae1597d/help-with-a-powershell-script-to-find-and-replace-a-line-of-text?forum=itcg

and this:

http://serverfault.com/questions/475325/replacing-a-line-or-date-in-a-text-file-using-powershell

you'd read file , replace (then can decide if specific lines, replacing or other string manipulation etc).

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