NAME
Copy-ItemProperty
SYNOPSIS
Copies a property and value from a specified location to another location.
SYNTAX
Copy-ItemProperty [-LiteralPath] <string[]> [-Destination] <string> [-Name] <string> [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-Exclude <string[]>] [-Filter <string>] [-Force] [-Include <string[]>] [-PassThru] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [-UseTransaction] [<CommonParameters>]
Copy-ItemProperty [-Path] <string[]> [-Destination] <string> [-Name] <string> [-Credential <PSCredential>] [-Exclude <string[]>] [-Filter <string>] [-Force] [-Include <string[]>] [-PassThru] [-Confirm] [-WhatIf] [-UseTransaction] [<CommonParameters>]
DESCRIPTION
The Copy-ItemProperty cmdlet copies a property and value from a specified location to another location. For example, you can use Copy-ItemProperty to copy one or more Registry entries from one Registry key to another Registry key.
PARAMETERS
-Credential <PSCredential>
Specifies a user account that has permission to perform this action. The default is the current user.
Type a user name, such as “User01” or “Domain01\User01”, or enter a PSCredential object, such as one generated by the Get-Credential cmdlet. If you type a user name, you will be prompted for a password.
This parameter is not supported by any providers installed with Windows PowerShell.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? true (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Destination <string>
Specifies the path to the destination location.
Required? true
Position? 2
Default value
Accept pipeline input? true (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Exclude <string[]>
Omits the specified items. Wildcards are permitted.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Filter <string>
Specifies a filter in the provider’s format or language. The value of this parameter qualifies the Path parameter. The syntax of the filter, including the use of wildcards, depends on the provider. Filters are more efficient than other parameters, because the provider applies them when retrieving the objects rather than having Windows PowerShell filter the objects after they are retrieved.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Force [<SwitchParameter>]
Allows the cmdlet to override restrictions such as renaming existing files as long as security is not compromised.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Include <string[]>
Specifies only those items upon which the cmdlet will act, excluding all others.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-LiteralPath <string[]>
Specifies a path to the item property. The value of LiteralPath is used exactly as it is typed. No characters are interpreted as wildcards. If the path includes escape characters, enclose it in single quotation marks. Single quotation marks tell Windows PowerShell not to interpret any characters as escape sequences.
Required? true
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? true (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Name <string>
Specifies the name of the property to be copied.
Required? true
Position? 3
Default value
Accept pipeline input? true (ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-PassThru [<SwitchParameter>]
Returns an object representing the copied item property. By default, this cmdlet does not generate any output.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Path <string[]>
Specifies the path to the property to be copied.
Required? true
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? true (ByValue, ByPropertyName)
Accept wildcard characters? false
-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]
Prompts you for confirmation before executing the command.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]
Describes what would happen if you executed the command without actually executing the command.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
-UseTransaction [<SwitchParameter>]
Includes the command in the active transaction. This parameter is valid only when a transaction is in progress. For more information, see about_transactions.
Required? false
Position? named
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
<CommonParameters>
This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
OutBuffer and OutVariable. For more information, type,
“Get-Help about_CommonParameters“.
INPUTS
System.String
You can pipe a string that contains a path to Copy-ItemProperty.
OUTPUTS
None or System.Management.Automation.PSCustomObject
When you use the Passthru parameter, Copy-ItemProperty generates a PsCustomObject representing the copied item property. Otherwise, this cmdlet does not generate any output.
NOTES
The Copy-ItemProperty cmdlet is designed to work with the data exposed by any provider. To list the providers available in your session, type “Get-PSProvider“. For more information, see about_providers.
————————– EXAMPLE 1 ————————–
C:\PS>Copy-Itemproperty -Path MyApplication -Destination HKLM:\Software\MyApplicationRev2 -Name MyProperty
Description
———–
This command copies the property named MyProperty from the MyApplication Registry key to the MyApplicationRev2 Registry key.
RELATED LINKS
Online version: http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113293
about_providers
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