Copy-PSModuleToFolder

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OSD 21.2.9.2+
Copy-PSModuleToFolder used to copy an installed PowerShell Module to separate destination directory.  The destination directory will be created if it does not exist
PS C:\> Get-Help Copy-PSModuleToFolder -Full
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NAME
    Copy-PSModuleToFolder
    
SYNOPSIS
    Get-Module and copy the ModuleBase to a new Destination\ModuleBase
    
    
SYNTAX
    Copy-PSModuleToFolder [-Name] <String[]> [-Destination] <String> [-RemoveOldVersions] [<CommonParameters>]
    
    
DESCRIPTION
    Get-Module and copy the ModuleBase to a new Destination\ModuleBase
    
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PARAMETERS
    -Name <String[]>
        Name of the PowerShell Module to Copy
        
        Required?                    true
        Position?                    1
        Default value                
        Accept pipeline input?       true (ByPropertyName)
        Accept wildcard characters?  true
        
    -Destination <String>
        Destination PSModule directory
        Copied Module is a Child of Destination
        
        Required?                    true
        Position?                    2
        Default value                
        Accept pipeline input?       true (ByPropertyName)
        Accept wildcard characters?  false
        
    -RemoveOldVersions [<SwitchParameter>]
        Removes older Module Versions from the Destination
        
        Required?                    false
        Position?                    named
        Default value                False
        Accept pipeline input?       false
        Accept wildcard characters?  false
        
    <CommonParameters>
        This cmdlet supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug,
        ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction, WarningVariable,
        OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable. For more information, see 
        about_CommonParameters (https:/go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkID=113216). 
    
INPUTS
    
OUTPUTS
    
NOTES
    
    
        21.1.30.1   Initial Release
        21.1.30.2   Added WinPE Parameter
        21.1.30.3   Renamed PSModulePath Parameter to Destination, Added RemoveOldVersions
        21.1.31.1   Removed WinPE Parameter
        21.2.2.1	Renamed to Copy-ModuleToFolder so I don't mess with PowerShellGet
        21.2.9.1	Renamed to Copy-PSModuleToFolder to standardize
    
    
RELATED LINKS
    https://osd.osdeploy.com/module/functions/psmodule/copy-psmoduletofolder
-Name
#String
-Name PShot
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#Array of Strings
-Name PShot,OSD,OSDBuilder
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#Wildcard
-Name OSD*
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#Position 0
Copy-Module PShot
-Destination
#Module will be copied to T:\Temp\PShot\<ModuleVersion>
Copy-Module -Name PShot -Destination T:\Temp
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#Module will be copied to C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules\OSD\<ModuleVersion>
Copy-Module -Name OSD -Destination "C:\Program Files\WindowsPowerShell\Modules"
-RemoveOldVersions
-RemoveOldVersions [<SwitchParameter>]
    Removes older Module Versions from the Destination
    
    Required?                    false
    Position?                    named
    Default value                False
    Accept pipeline input?       false
    Accept wildcard characters?  false
-RemoveOldVersions:$true
Versioning
If multiple versions of a Module exist, only the latest will be copied
Version Subfolders
Version Subfolders are retained by Copy-Module, unless the -WinPE or -RemoveOldVersionsparameters are used
-RemoveOldVersions:$false
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