AUWEN Field Notes

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Syntax

UPPERCASE words are placeholders to replace. Brackets in the syntax line describe optional arguments; do not type those brackets literally.

Copy-Item -LiteralPath SOURCE -Destination TARGET

Example

Copy-Item -LiteralPath ./note.txt -Destination ./note-copy.txt -WhatIf

Expected result

A preview of the copy operation.

Notes and traps

Remove -WhatIf only after checking the destination. Existing destination files can be overwritten.

Related commands

Bash: cp
CMD: copy

Related tasks may need different flags and have different semantics. Check the entry before translating a command between shells.

Official reference ↗

Updated 13 September 2026. Examples describe the expected behavior; not every platform is available for execution testing.