Export-ContentLibraryItem
This cmdlet exports content library item's files to the local machine.
Syntax
-ContentLibraryItem
<ContentLibraryItem[]>
[-Destination <String>]
[-Force]
[-RunAsync]
[-Server <VIServer[]>]
[CommonParameters]
[-Destination <String>]
[-Force]
[-RunAsync]
[-Server <VIServer[]>]
[CommonParameters]
Parameters
| Required | Parameter Name | Type | Position | Features | Description |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| required |
|
ContentLibraryItem[] | named |
|
Specifies the content library item whose content you want to export. | optional |
|
String | named |
|
Specifies an existing local directory where you want to save the content library items. Note: If the parameter is not specified, your current directory will be used. | optional |
|
SwitchParameter | named |
|
Specifies if you want to overwrite existing files with the same name that exist in the destination directory. | optional |
|
SwitchParameter | named |
|
Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete. In this mode, the output of the cmdlet is a Task object. For more information about the RunAsync parameter, run "help About_RunAsync" in the VMware PowerCLI console. | optional |
|
VIServer[] | named |
|
Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is provided or $null value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of the Connect-VIServer cmdlet. |
Output
System.IO.DirectoryInfo
Examples
Example 1
$item = Get-ContentLibraryItem -Name 'vm1'
Export-ContentLibraryItem -ContentLibraryItem $item -Destination ./vm1-files
Exports 'vm1' content library item's files to the C:\vm1-files directory.
Related Commands
ContentLibrary
This cmdlet creates a new local or subscribed content library.
This cmdlet modifies content library's properties.
This cmdlet removes the specified content libraries.
Creates a new local or subscribed content library that uses Datastore1 as a repository for its items.
ContentLibraryItem
This cmdlet retrieves catalog items from the content library.
This cmdlet copies content library items to a local content library.
This cmdlet exports content library item's files to the local machine.
This cmdlet modifies content library item's properties.
This cmdlet removes the specified content library items.
This cmdlet creates a new content library item in the specified content library.
