📂 Copy Filtered Project Files

Copy Filtered Project Files is a simple and efficient tool to selectively copy essential files from a project directory while excluding unnecessary folders like node_modules and/or files like app.log, build directories, and lock files. Perfect for streamlining your project backups or sharing a clean version of your codebase.

✨ Features

• 🗂️ Selective Copying: Only copies the files you want, leaving out unnecessary files and folders.
• 🧹 Clean Project Transfer: Ideal for creating clean, shareable versions of your project.
• ⚡ Quick Setup: Easy to configure with a customizable list of exclusions.

🛠️ Usage

1. Edit the Exclusion Lists:

   • Modify the exclusion lists in CopyFilteredProjectFiles.ps1 to suit your needs.

   • You can exclude folders like node_modules, build and files like package-lock.json, .log files, etc.

   • Exclude folder and its subfolders and files within using $excludedFolders = @("out", ".webpack", "node_modules", "target", "icons", "build")

   • Exlcude files using: $excludedFiles = @("package-lock.json", "Cargo.lock", "app.log")

2. Run the Batch Script:

   • Double-click RunCopyFilteredProjectFiles.bat to execute the PowerShell script and copy the filtered files.

3. Check the Destination:

   • The filtered files will be copied to the specified destination directory, ready for use or sharing.
   • You can edit the destination location output by editting: $rootDirectory = "C:\Users\user\Desktop\project-folder"

📁 Directory Structure

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├── CopyFilteredProjectFiles.ps1  # PowerShell script for filtering and copying files
├── RunCopyFilteredProjectFiles.bat  # Batch script to run the PowerShell script

⚙️ Customization

• Source Directory: Update the $rootDirectory variable in CopyFilteredProjectFiles.ps1 to point to your project directory.
• Destination Directory: Change the $destinationDirectory variable to set where the filtered files should be copied.
• Exclusion Lists: Adjust the $excludedFolders and $excludedFiles arrays to exclude additional files or folders.

🚀 Getting Started

1. Clone this repository to your local machine.
2. Edit the PowerShell script as needed.
3. Run the batch script to filter and copy your project files.

🤝 Contributing

Feel free to submit issues or pull requests if you have ideas for improvement or find any bugs!

📝 License

This project is open-source and available under the MIT License.