PowerShell

Files Commands

Manage files and directories with PowerShell. Learn cmdlets for copying, moving, creating, and removing files.

12 commands

Pro Tips

Use 'Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Include *.log' to find files by extension recursively.

Use 'Test-Path' to check if a file or directory exists before operations.

Common Mistakes

Remove-Item with -Recurse -Force can delete files without confirmation.

Commands

List files recursively

$ Get-ChildItem -Recurse

List all files and folders recursively.

Copy files

$ Copy-Item -Path src -Destination dest -Recurse

Copy files or directories.

Move files

$ Move-Item -Path src -Destination dest

Move files or directories.

Remove files

$ Remove-Item -Path file -Recurse -Force

Delete files or directories.

Create directory

$ New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path folder

Create a new folder.

Read file content

$ Get-Content file.txt

Read file contents.

Write to file

$ Set-Content -Path file.txt -Value "content"

Write content to file.

Append to file

$ Add-Content -Path file.txt -Value "new line"

Append content to existing file.

Check path exists

$ Test-Path -Path file.txt

Check if file or folder exists.

Find files by pattern

$ Get-ChildItem -Recurse -Include *.log

Find files matching pattern.

Get file hash

$ Get-FileHash -Path file.txt -Algorithm SHA256

Calculate file checksum.

Rename file

$ Rename-Item -Path old.txt -NewName new.txt

Rename a file or folder.