copy files from one location to another in powershell script, in addition checking for certain values

Question

So I have folder with files in it, in a certain location

C:\Users\ainfowara\Desktop\testfiles

so I want to move those files to this location

C:\Users\ainfowara\Desktop\destinationTestfiles

the "testfiles" have files of this format txt.*.test.* so basically I wanna check before I move the files that they have those two main stuff (txt) and (test) in the third part.

can someone help me, how can perform this in powershell script

I know I can do this, to set the folders paths

path_src= C:\Users\ainfowara\Desktop\testfiles
path_dst= C:\Users\ainfowara\Desktop\destinationTestfiles

thanks in advance for the help

Solution

If there are no subfolders in testfiles(at least that you need files from), try this:

$src = "C:\Users\ainfowara\Desktop\testfiles"
$dst = "C:\Users\ainfowara\Desktop\destinationTestfiles"

Get-ChildItem $src -Filter "txt.*.test.*" | Move-Item -Destination $dst -Force

If you have files in subfolders of the source-path, try this:

$src = "C:\Users\ainfowara\Desktop\testfiles"
$dst = "C:\Users\ainfowara\Desktop\destinationTestfiles"

Get-ChildItem $src -Filter "txt.*.test.*" -Recurse | % {
    #Creates an empty file at the destination to make sure that subfolders exists
    New-Item -Path $_.FullName.Replace($src,$dst) -ItemType File -Force
    Move-Item -Path $_.FullName -Destination $_.FullName.Replace($src,$dst) -Force
}

Be aware that if your filename contains square-bracket [ ] you need another script (known PS bug).

Comments

[Frode F.]

".. ... in the third part." what's the third part? Are you saying the the FILENAMES are txt.(something).test.(something)? Or is the content inside that's like this? If it's the filenames: is the last (something) the extension or is it txt.(something).test.(something).extension?

[ainFowara]

txt.(something).test.(something).extension it could end up with anything, after second something it could be date then extension format, there no specific thing

[Kris Coleman]

this gave me errors, it created empty files for the subfolders but never changed them to folders and copied over the folder contents. this worked instead: $sourceRoot = "C:\temp" $destinationRoot = "C:\n" Copy-Item -Path $sourceRoot -Filter "*.txt" -Recurse -Destination $destinationRoot -Container