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Gets items in a specified location. To list the folders in my drive C, I will run
the command below:
`Get-ChildItem c:\`
```
Get-ChildItem c:\
```
This will list all the top-level folders. To list all files, folders include sub-folders use the `-Recurse` parameter.
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the result to __Copy-Item__ Cmdlet to copy the items to a new location. The
command below will do the job:
`Get-ChildItem C:\Dropbox | Copy-Item -Destination C:\NewFolder`
```
Get-ChildItem C:\Dropbox | Copy-Item -Destination C:\NewFolder
```
The above PowerShell command will only copy the top-level folders and
files - it will NOT copy sub-folders and files. To copy all files and folders
including sub-folders, include the -Recurse parameter in the __Get-ChildItem__
command as shown below:
`Get-ChildItem C:\Dropbox -Recurse | Copy-Item -Destination C:\NewFolder`
```
Get-ChildItem C:\Dropbox -Recurse | Copy-Item -Destination C:\NewFolder
```
While the __Copy-Item__ Cmdlet copies items from one location to another the
__Move-Item__ Cmdlet moves the item.
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__New-Item__ can be used to create files, folders and registry keys and entries. The command below creates a text
file called weekly_file.txt in c:\logfiles folder:
`New-Item -Path c:\logfiles -Name weekly_file.tx`
```
New-Item -Path c:\logfiles -Name weekly_file.tx
```
## RenameItem
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rename files, folders and registry keys. This command will rename
weekly_file.txt to monthly_file.txt
`Rename-Item -Path C:\logfiles\weekly_file.txt -NewName monthly_file.txt`
```
Rename-Item -Path C:\logfiles\weekly_file.txt -NewName monthly_file.txt
```
## Export-Csv
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Get-Command -Verb Export
```
`Get-Command -Verb Export | Select-Object CommandType, Name, Version, Source | Export-Csv -
NoTypeInformation -Path C:\NewFolder\ExportCommands.CSV`
```
Get-Command -Verb Export | Select-Object CommandType, Name, Version, Source | Export-Csv -
NoTypeInformation -Path C:\NewFolder\ExportCommands.CSV
```