Powershell: Copy selected files in subfolders

Question

I have a folder c:\graphics (root) and a program that creates subfolders e.g. aa, bm, czx, mjpq, zz (I have many subfolders, the length is variable).

In each subfolder, I have 26 files and one folder. For example, aa folder has: aa_000.jpg, aa_001.jpg, ..., aa_023.jpg; other two files aa_360.jpg, aa.html and a folder. The complete path is C:\graphics\aa\aa_360.

I need to move 24 files (aa_000.jpg, aa_001.jpg, ..., aa_023.jpg) in subfolder c:\graphics\aa\aa_360 and also equal to each subfolder.

Another example is c:\graphics\mjpq\mjpq_360, should have mjpq_000.jpg, ..., mjpq_023.jpg.

I started the script, thinking move all .jpg (25 files) in the subfolder (later, I had to think like extract the xxx_360.jpg) but it doesn't work:

Get-ChildItem c:\graphics -rec | where-object {$_.extension -match "jpg"} | ForEach-object {$newPath =(Get-Location).toString()+(Get-Location).ToString().SubString(10)+"_360"); Move-Item $_.FullName $newPath}

but Get-Location doesn't find the file path.

NOTE: I found a solution that is working, but it throw some errors in the console:

Get-ChildItem c:\graphics -rec | where-object {$_.extension -match "jpg" -and (!($_.name -like "*360*"))} | ForEach-Object {$newPath =($_.DirectoryName).toString()+($_.DirectoryName).ToString().SubString(10)+"_360"; Move-Item $_.FullName $newPath}

Keith Hill · Accepted Answer · 2013-03-12 02:43:28Z

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I think you can simplify this to:

Get-ChildItem c:\graphics -rec *.jpg | Move-Item -Dest {$_.Directory.FullName + "\" +
    $_.Directory.Name + "_360\" } -WhatIf

Remove the -whatif if the suggested move operations look correct.

edited Mar 12, 2013 at 2:43

answered Mar 12, 2013 at 2:22

Keith Hill

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4 Comments

Todoes Over a year ago

Working. i found errors, but it work. Create a file more ;). Thanks

Ant Over a year ago

I think you need the -include parameter in the Get-ChildItem command?

Keith Hill Over a year ago

@Ant This uses the -filter parameter by position.

Ant Over a year ago

Ah great - still new to powershell (as you could probably already tell!)

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