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COPY Command Documentation

DESCRIPTION

Performs a vault-to-vault copy operation in SOLIDWORKS PDM.

The copy command creates new files with new File IDs inside the vault by copying:

  • A single file
  • All files in a folder
  • Files found using a search scoped to a source folder

This command does not add files from disk and does not modify the original files.

SYNTAX

copy -source -directory -search -recursive -name -ignoreexisting

PARAMETERS

  • source
    The source file or folder inside the vault.

    • If a file path is provided (ends with an extension), only that file is copied.
    • If a folder path is provided, all matching files in that folder are copied.
    • Relative paths are resolved against the current folder.

  • directory
    The destination folder inside the vault where files will be copied.

  • search
    Optional PDM search keyword used to filter files in the source folder.
    The search is scoped to the source folder and supports % wildcards.

  • recursive
    Optional. When used with search, includes subfolders of the source folder.

  • name
    Required. Specifies the destination file name.
    Alias expressions are evaluated only for the destination name. Extension required.

  • ignoreexisting
    Not implemented

EXAMPLES

Copy a single file to another folder

copy -source part1.sldprt -directory /Vault/Projects/Released -name part2.sldprt

Copy a file and rename it

copy -source part1.sldprt -directory /Vault/Projects/Released -name part1_revA.sldprt

Copy all files from a folder

copy -source Vault/Projects/WIP -directory /Vault/Projects/Released -name "$namewithouextension-new$extension"

Copy files using a search filter

copy -source Vault/Projects/WIP -search %.slddrw -directory Vault/Projects/Released -name "$namewithouextension-new$extension"

Copy files and append new to the old name

copy -source Vault/Projects/WIP -search %.sldprt -directory Vault/Projects/Released -name "$namewithouextension-new$extension"

REMARKS

  • If source is a file, search and recursive are ignored.
  • If source is a folder and search is not provided, all files in that folder are copied.
  • The search parameter does not search the entire vault, only the source folder
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