get childitem - powershell update file in subfolders if it already exists -

i can't believe difficult i'm finding it.

i have folder on server share. folder has number of subfolder may, or may not, contain file want overwrite latest-version.

i've done many google search & figured command below me want:

get-childitem \\server1\websites\website\xml -name "description-15240.txt" -recurse | copy-item ".\description-15240.txt" -destination $_.fullname 

...but doesn't.

so, break command down parts & find get-childitem returns file path root of -name parameter i.e.

1\infinite\description-15240.txt 68\infinite\description-15240.txt 79\infinite\description-15240.txt 80\infinite\description-15240.txt

rather \server1\websites\website\xml\1\infinite\description-15240.txt i'm after.

the problem: can't get-childitem return full path | { $_.fullname } doesn't neither | { $_.parent }

can & possiblly tell me if copy-item work well?

many thanks, n

name parameter filter name of file, if want full path of file use include parameter.

get-childitem \\server1\websites\website\xml -include "description-15240.txt" -recurse | % { copy-item ".\description-15240.txt" -destination $_.fullname }