December 3rd, 2015

PowerTip: Duplicate File Structure with PowerShell

Doctor Scripto
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Summary: Use Copy-Item to duplicate content with Windows PowerShell.

Hey, Scripting Guy! Question How can I use Windows PowerShell to duplicate content?

Hey, Scripting Guy! Answer Use Copy-Item—for example, to duplicate all files and folders from C:\Foo to D:\Foo, run:

Copy-Item C:\Foo D:\Foo -recurse

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