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Snippet: Recursively Copy Folder (with excludes) in PowerShell (PowerShell) 


Title: 
Recursively Copy Folder (with excludes) in PowerShell 
Language: 
PowerShell 
Description: 
This function recursively copies a folder and all subfolders while allowing you to properly exclude certain items. 
Views: 
431 
Author: 
Dave Donaldson 
Date Added: 
12/1/2009

function CopyFolder($source, $destination, $excludes)
{
    $items = get-childitem $source -recurse -exclude $excludes
    foreach ($item in $items)
    {
        $target = join-path $destination $item.FullName.Substring($source.Length)
        if (-not($item.PSIsContainer -and (test-path($target))))
        {
            copy-item -path $item.FullName -destination $target
        }
    }
}