# 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: 991
# x-archived: 2017-05-24T00:01:35
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#
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#
# NAME
# Copy-Data
#
# SYNOPSIS
# Copy Data between Folders including a Progressbar
#
# SYNTAX
# Copy-Data [Source <PathToSource>] [Destination <PathToDestination>] [-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 <SwitchParameter>
# Prompts you for confirmation before executing the command.
#
# Required? false
# Position? named
# Default value
# Accept pipeline input? false
# Accept wildcard characters? false
#
# -Recurse <SwitchParameter>
# Specifies a recursive copy.
#
# Required? false
# Position? named
# Default value
# Accept pipeline input? false
# Accept wildcard characters? false
#
#
# INPUT TYPE
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#
# 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
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#
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# -------------------------- EXAMPLE 2 --------------------------
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# 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