This section is about cmdlets that are installed with the PowerShell module in Microsoft PowerShell Management.
Contains cmdlets that help you manage Windows in PowerShell.
Copy-Item
The Copy-Item command copies an item from one location to another.
For example it can copy a file to a folder.
This command can copy and rename existing items.
Examples of Copy-Item
Example 1:
Copy a file to the specified folder
This example copies the file mar1604.log.txt to the folder C:\Presentation
The original file is not deleted.
Copy-Item "C:\Wabash\Logfiles\mar1604.log.txt" -Destination "C:\Presentation"
Example 2
This example copies the contents of the C:\Logfiles folder to the C:\Drawings folder.
The Logfiles folder is not copied.
Copy-Item -Path "C:\Logfiles\*" -Destination "C:\Drawings" -Recurse
Example 3
Copy the folder and contents to a new folder
Copy-Item -Path "C:\Logfiles" -Destination "C:\Drawings\Logs" -Recurse