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Files and Folders

Updated September 2026 · Beginner-friendly guide

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List items

Get-ChildItem is the main listing cmdlet.

Get-ChildItem
Get-ChildItem -Path . -Recurse -File

Create files and folders

Practice in a disposable learning folder.

New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path .\practice
Set-Content -Path .\practice\notes.txt -Value "Hello"

Copy, move, remove

Confirm paths before deleting.

Copy-Item .\practice\notes.txt .\practice\notes-copy.txt
Move-Item .\practice\notes-copy.txt .\practice\archive.txt
Remove-Item .\practice\archive.txt

Providers

PowerShell navigates more than disks—for example Env: and HKCU: on Windows—using similar item cmdlets.

Get-ChildItem Env:PATH

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