Add And Manage SharePoint Files Using PnP PowerShell

In this post, I am going to show how to add and manage the document files in the SharePoint library 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"

 

 

Output

 

 

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"

 

 

Output

 

 

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

 

 

Output

 

 

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.

 

Output

 

 

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.

 

 

Output

 

 

Example 3

 

Find-PnPFile -Match *.docx

 

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

 

Output

 

 

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.

 

Output

 

 

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.

 

 

Output

 

 

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.

 

 

 

Output

 

 

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.

 

 

Output

 

 

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.

 

Output