## PowerCLI Reference

# Move-Template

## Synopsis

This cmdlet moves virtual machine templates to another location.

Syntax

Move-Template [-Template] <Template[]> [-Destination] <VIContainer> [-RunAsync] [-Server <VIServer[]>] [-WhatIf] [-Confirm] [<CommonParameters>]

Related Commands

Online version
Get-Template
New-Template
Remove-Template

Detailed Description

This cmdlet moves virtual machine templates to a location that is specified by the Destination parameter.

Parameters

Name | Type | Description | Required? | Pipeline Input | Default Value
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Destination | VIContainer | Specifies a container object where you want to move the templates. | true | true (ByValue)
Template | Template[] | Specifies the virtual machine templates you want to move to another location. | true | true (ByValue)
Confirm | SwitchParameter | If the value is $true, indicates that the cmdlet asks for confirmation before running. If the value is $false, the cmdlet runs without asking for user confirmation. | false | false
RunAsync | SwitchParameter | Indicates that the command returns immediately without waiting for the task to complete. In this mode, the output of the cmdlet is a Task object. For more information about the RunAsync parameter run "help About_RunAsync" in the VMware PowerCLI console. | false | false
Server | VIServer[] | Specifies the vCenter Server systems on which you want to run the cmdlet. If no value is passed to this parameter, the command runs on the default servers. For more information about default servers, see the description of Connect-VIServer. | false | false
WhatIf | SwitchParameter | Indicates that the cmdlet is run only to display the changes that would be made and actually no objects are modified. | false | false

Return Type

Zero or more relocated Template objects

Notes

Examples

-------------- Example 1 --------------

    Move-Template -Template $template -Destination $dest

Moves the $template object into the $dest container object.

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