Using PowerShell only copy folders (and contents within) that don't contain a string-CodePudding

I have a long list of folders. Most of the folders follow the "name_#name" format. I have some that don't follow that structure. I want to move all the folders (and the sub-folders/files within) that DON'T have "_" in the folder name.

For example: test_#12352 moose_#4532 horse_#84462 cow24 fish3

Moved: cow24 fish3

I think Move files when they contain a specific word? could be modified to make it work...just not sure how. I'm used to just using GUI, this is my first time using PowerShell

When I tried using that code in that link it didn't work with my situation

CodePudding user response：

What you want to do is just filter the list before you move any files

So you can use the following to pick up all the files you want

$Files = Get-childItem -Path $Path -File

You can then filter it down. My favourite way is to pipe the variable into Where-Object and play around with the individual properties and match types. Since you don't want to include the _ we can use a -notmatch "_" to exclude those values

$Files = Get-ChildItem -Path $Path -File | Where-object{$_.Name -notmatch "_"}

And finally, you can move the files

$Files | move-item -path $_.FullName -Destination $Destination

Or as a one liner

Get-ChildItem -Path $Path -File | Where-object{$_.Name -notmatch "_"} | move-item -path $_.FullName -Destination $Destination

*Please note I haven't really tested this code. So test it out yourself before you run it