How to add filename suffix inside text using powershell? - windows

Question

I am not sure if it's possible. i want to add filename at the end of text file each line.
assume i have a text file Sam_NEW.txt Tom_New.txt Robin_New.txt etc. inside the text follow line available
test1.rar
test2.rar
test3.rar
i want to have output
copy "C:\test1.rar" "F:\Sam_NEW\"
copy "C:\test2.rar" "F:\Sam_NEW\"
copy "C:\test3.rar" "F:\Sam_NEW\"
copy "C:\test1.rar" "F:\Tom_New\"
copy "C:\test2.rar" "F:\Tom_New\"
copy "C:\test3.rar" "F:\Tom_New\"
copy "C:\test1.rar" "F:\Robin_New\"
copy "C:\test2.rar" "F:\Robin_New\"
copy "C:\test3.rar" "F:\Robin_New\"
and save the text files. english is not my first language here is the image what i am trying to do
https://i.imgur.com/V2VTHa4.png
here is replace code so far i have.
(Get-Content C:\temp\*.txt) -creplace '^', '"C:\' | Set-Content C:\temp\*.txt
(Get-Content C:\temp\*.txt) -creplace '$', '"F:\HOW TO add here filename \"' | Set-Content C:\temp\*.txt
i am stuck in last part. how to add file name for the destination folder?

Answer 1

You'll want something like this:
$item = get-item -path "C:\temp\test.txt"
$lines = get-content -path $item.fullname
$newfileoutput = #()
foreach ($line in $lines){
$newfileoutput += 'copy "C:\' + $line + '" "F:\' + $item.basename + '\"'
}
$newfileoutput | set-content $item.fullname
But I can only encourage you to deepen your knowledge of simple cmdlets like get-item, get-content and the like. I don't have the impression that you understand the code you're writing. Sometimes, less code (and more pipelining) is making things more complicated. Try and write code that you understand.

Answer 2

I don't know that this code will do exactly what you're looking for, but I've tried to write it in a clear way with lots of explanation. Hopefully the techniques and cmdlets in here are helpful to you.
$RarFileNames = Get-ChildItem -Path C:\Temp -Filter *.rar | Select-Object -ExpandProperty Name
$NewFolderPaths = Get-ChildItem -Path F:\ -Directory | Select-Object -ExpandProperty FullName
foreach( $NewFolderPath in $NewFolderPaths )
{
foreach( $RarFile in $RarFileNames )
{
# EXAMPLE: C:\Temp\test1.rar
$RarFilePath = Join-Path -Path $RarFolderPath -ChildPath $RarFile
# EXAMPLE: Sam_New.txt
$NewFileName = (Split-Path $NewFolderPath -Leaf) + '.txt'
# EXAMPLE: F:\Sam_NEW\Sam_NEW.txt
$NewFilePath = Join-Path -Path $NewFolderPath -ChildPath ($NewFileName)
# This is the string that will be saved in the .txt file
# EXAMPLE: copy "C:\Temp\test1.rar" "C:\Sam_NEW\"
$StringToOutput = 'copy "' + $RarFilePath + '" "' + $NewFolderPath + '"'
# Append that string to the file:
Add-Content -Value $StringToOutput -Path $NewFilePath
}
}