Add And Manage SharePoint Files Using PnP PowerShell

First, you will have to connect to your SharePoint Online Site using the following command.

Connect-PnPOnline -Url https://<Your-tenant-name>.sharepoint.com/sites/<your-site-name>

Add-PnPFile

The Add-PnPFile command is used to upload the document file to the SharePoint library.

Example 1

This example uploads the local file specified in the Local FilePath to the Shared Documents folder.

Add-PnPFile -Path "D:\NewFiles\PnPPowershell.docx" -Folder "Shared Documents"

Add and Manage SharePoint Files Using PnP PowerShell

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Example 2

This example uploads the local file specified in the Local FilePath to the Shared Documents folder with a different name.

Add-PnPFile -Path "D:\NewFiles\PnPPowershell.docx" -Folder "Shared Documents" -NewFileName "NewPnPPowershell.docx"

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Example 3

This example uploads the file PnPPowershell.docx to the Shared Documents folder. After uploading, it will set the modified date to 1/5/2019.

Add-PnPFile -Path "D:\NewFiles\PnPPowershell.docx" -Folder "Shared Documents" -Values @{Modified="1/5/2019"}

Copy-PnPFile

The Copy-PnPFile command is used to copy a file or folder to a different location.

Example 1

This example copies a file named PnPPowershell.docx located in a document library called NewDoc to a new document named NewPnPPowershell.docx in the same library.

Copy-PnPFile -SourceUrl NewDoc/PnPPowershell.docx -TargetUrl NewDoc/NewPnPPowershell.docx

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Example 2

This example copies a file named PnPPowershell.docx located in a document library called NewDoc in the current site to another site collection ModernSite.

Copy-PnPFile -SourceUrl NewDoc/PnPPowershell.docx -TargetUrl /sites/ModernSite/Doc/PnPPowershell.docx

Note
If a file named PnPPowershell.docx already exists, it won't perform the copy operation.

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Find-PnPFile

The Find-PnPFile command is used to find a file in the file system of the web.

Example 1

Find-PnPFile -List "Documents" -Match *.docx

This example returns all the .docx files located in a given library.

Example 2

Find-PnPFile -Folder "Shared Documents/SubFolder" -Match *.pdf

This example returns all the .docx files located in the given folder.

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Example 3

Find-PnPFile -Match *.docx

This example returns all the .docx files located in the current web.

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Get-PnPFile

The Get-PnPFile command is used to download a file.

Example 1

Get-PnPFile -Url /sites/ModernSite/Doc/OnlineLicense.docx

This example retrieves the file and downloads it to the current folder.

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Example 2

Get-PnPFile -Url /sites/ModernSite/Doc/OnlineLicense.docx -Path D:\NewFiles -FileName OnlineLicense.docx -AsFile

This example retrieves the file and downloads it to D:\NewFiles.

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Remove-PnPFile

The Remove-PnPFile command is used to remove a file from the SharePoint library.

Example 1

Remove-PnPFile -SiteRelativeUrl Doc/PnPPowershell.docx

This example removes the file PnPPowershell.docx from the "Doc" document library.

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Example 2

Remove-PnPFile -SiteRelativeUrl Doc/OnlineLicense.docx -Recycle

This example removes the file PnPPowershell.docx from the "Doc" document library and saves it to the Recycle Bin.

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Rename-PnPFile

The Rename-PnPFile command is used to rename a file in its current location.

Example 1

In this example, the command renames a file named PnPPowershell.docx located in the document library called Doc located in the site collection to NewPnPPowershell.docx.

Rename-PnPFile -ServerRelativeUrl /sites/ModernSite/Doc/PnPPowershell.docx -TargetFileName NewPnPPowershell.docx

Note
If a file named NewPnPPowershell.aspx already exists, it won't perform the rename action.

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