Powershell search for file with name -like and then copy to location

Question

Have a script which search a given network location for specific file based on a given word. I need to adapt this and get the script to copy the file to another given network location.

Can someone help?

"`n" 
write-Host "Search Running" -ForegroundColor Red
$filePath = "\\fileserver\mylocation$\folder"
"`n" 

Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Force $filePath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | Where-Object { ($_.PSIsContainer -eq $false) -and  ( $_.Name -like "*keyword*" 
 ) } | Select-Object Name,Directory,CreationTime,LastAccessTime,LastWriteTime | Export-Csv "C:\scripts\searches\csv\27022014.csv" -notype

Have you tried anything, or done any research (like running get-help move-item) — mjolinor
– mjolinor, Commented Feb 27, 2014 at 14:20
I thought I could use that but with being a bit of a noob to PS I am unsure how I can add this part into my current script. — user2707263
– user2707263, Commented Feb 27, 2014 at 14:37

Keith Hill · Accepted Answer · 2014-02-27 15:05:17Z

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Spend some time looking at the documentation on Copy-Item. Run man copy-item -full at the prompt. Look at the examples at the bottom on the help.

Then modify your script to something like this:

Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Force $filePath -ErrorAction SilentlyContinue | 
    Where-Object {!$_.PSIsContainer -and  ($_.Name -like "*keyword*") } |
    Copy-Item -Dest \\fileserver2\difflocation

answered Feb 27, 2014 at 15:05

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user2707263 Over a year ago

Thanks, figured the rest. Much appreciated.

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