Copy files recursively with PowerShell

copy_recursive_ps.md

Quick File Copy in PowerShell

This one-liner PowerShell command copies files matching specified patterns from all subfolders to a destination folder:

gci -r -file $patterns | cp -dest $d -force

Usage

1. Set your file patterns:

   $patterns = "*.txt","*.log"

2. Set your destination folder:

   $d = "C:\DestinationFolder"

3. Run the command.

Notes

• Ensure the destination folder is not within the source folder structure to avoid infinite loops.
• This command overwrites existing files in the destination folder.

How it works

• gci (Get-ChildItem) recursively finds files matching the patterns.
• cp (Copy-Item) copies the files to the destination.
• -force overwrites existing files without prompting.

Happy copying!