# encoding: utf-8 # api: powershell # title: # description: Copy Data between Folders including a Progressbar # version: 0.1 # type: script # license: CC0 # function: copy-data # x-poshcode-id: 3841 # x-archived: 2012-12-28T07:35:49 # # ################################################################################################################ # # NAME # Copy-Data # # SYNOPSIS # Copy Data between Folders including a Progressbar # # SYNTAX # Copy-Data [Source ] [Destination ] [-Confirm] [-Recurse] # # # DETAILED DESCRIPTION # The Copy-Data cmdlet copies an item from one location to another in a namespace. Copy-Data does not # delete the items being copied. # # PARAMETERS # -Confirm # Prompts you for confirmation before executing the command. # # Required? false # Position? named # Default value # Accept pipeline input? false # Accept wildcard characters? false # # -Recurse # Specifies a recursive copy. # # Required? false # Position? named # Default value # Accept pipeline input? false # Accept wildcard characters? false # # # INPUT TYPE # # # RETURN TYPE # Shows a progressbar where you can see the progress # # NOTES # # -------------------------- EXAMPLE 1 -------------------------- # # C:\PS>copy-Data C:\Wabash\Logfiles\mar1604.log.txt C:\Presentation # # # # -------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 -------------------------- # # C:\PS>copy-Data C:\Wabash\Logfiles\*.txt C:\Presentation function copy-data { param( [string]$file = "", [string]$dest = "", [switch]$Recurse, [switch]$Confirm ) $copy = cp $file $dest for ($a=1; $a -lt 100; $a++) { Write-Progress -Activity “Copying...” -SecondsRemaining $a -Status "% Complete:" -percentComplete $a } } set-Alias cpd copy-data