Using copy-item

31 May 2022 - jhunter

Sources

https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/copy-item?view=powershell-7.2#:~:text=Description%20The%20Copy-Item%20cmdlet%20copies%20an%20item%20from,doesn%27t%20cut%20or%20delete%20the%20items%20being%20copied.

Command

copy-item

Alias

cp and copy

Definition

Copy an item.

Options

-Destination to choose the path and name of the new copied file. Use this option with a pre-existing file to write over it. In this case you will not be asked to confirm the overwriting of the pre-existing file!

Example

Copy-Item .\myfile.txt -Destination .\myotherfile.txt

In this example I create two files, each with different names and contents.

After creating the files, I copy one file making the destination a pre-existing filename. The file is copied and I check the contents of the copy to check.