Copy-ContentLibraryItem

NAME Copy-ContentLibraryItem



SYNOPSIS

This cmdlet copies content library items to a local content library.





SYNTAX

Copy-ContentLibraryItem [-ContentLibraryItem] <ContentLibraryItem[]> [-Confirm] -Destination <LocalContentLibrary>

[-Name <String>] [-Notes <String>] [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [<CommonParameters>]





DESCRIPTION

This cmdlet copies content library items to a local content library.





PARAMETERS

-Confirm [<SwitchParameter>]

If the value is $true, indicates that the cmdlet asks for confirmation before running. If the value is $false,

the cmdlet runs without asking for user confirmation.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value False

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-ContentLibraryItem <ContentLibraryItem[]>

Specifies the content library item that you want to copy.



Required? true

Position? 0

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? True (ByValue)

Accept wildcard characters? true



-Destination <LocalContentLibrary>

Specifies the local content library where you want to copy the item.



Required? true

Position? named

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? true



-Name <String>

Specifies the name on the library item. Library item names cannot be undefined or an empty string. Names do

not have to be unique.



Note: If not specified, the name of the source content library item will be used.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Notes <String>

Specifies a human-readable description for the content library item that you want to copy.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-Server <VIServer[]>

Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is given to this

parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the

description of the Connect-VIServer cmdlet.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value None

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



-WhatIf [<SwitchParameter>]

Indicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are

modified.



Required? false

Position? named

Default value False

Accept pipeline input? False

Accept wildcard characters? false



<CommonParameters>

This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,

ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,

OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see

about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216).



INPUTS

Zero or more ContentLibraryItem objects







OUTPUTS

System.Void







NOTES









-------------------------- Example 1 --------------------------



PS C:\\> $item = Get-ContentLibraryItem -Name 'vm1'

PS C:\\> $library = Get-ContentLibrary -Name 'Local content library' -Local

PS C:\\> Copy-ContentLibraryItem -ContentLibraryItem $item -Destination $library



Copies a content library item named 'vm1' to the 'Local content library' content library.



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