Copy files from the same subdirectory to the same Directory in Windows

Asked Oct 28 '21 at 14:22

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I am having a hard time describing the problem and I can't find the solution anywhere so here is an example

SourceFolder\ProjectA\Legal\ContractA.txt
SourceFolder\ProjectB\Legal\ContractB.txt
SourceFolder\ProjectC\Legal\ContractC.txt
SourceFolder\ProjectD\Legal\ContractD.txt
etc..

I need to copy the contractletter.txt file from hundreds of these Projectletter folders to a single location such as this:

DestinationFolder\ContractA.txt
DestinationFolder\ContractB.txt
DestinationFolder\ContractC.txt
DestinationFolder\ContractD.txt
etc..

Is there a PowerShell command that will do it?

asked Oct 28 '21 at 14:22

Artrelay

`gci SourceFolder\Contract* -rec | % {copy-item $_ -destination "DestinationFolder\$($_.name)"}` might do but you would overwrite identical filenames – Lieven Keersmaekers Oct 28 '21 at 14:25
I think this would be ok if the path up to the Contract.txt files would be the same but the Project folder names are all different – Artrelay Oct 28 '21 at 14:36
If the filenames are all different, the oneliner could suffice. Add a `-whatif` just before the `}` to do a dry run. – Lieven Keersmaekers Oct 28 '21 at 14:38
It's not just the files that are different it is also the folder before, the ProjectA,B,C and D folders – Artrelay Oct 28 '21 at 14:49
Did you try it? (*with* the -whatif parameter!) – Lieven Keersmaekers Oct 28 '21 at 14:50
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Great, that did it, thanks for your help – Artrelay Oct 28 '21 at 15:07

Copy files from the same subdirectory to the same Directory in Windows

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