# New-ItemClone

Creates a new item clone based on the item provided.

## Syntax

New-ItemClone \[-Item] \<Item> -Destination \<Item> \[-Name \<String>] \[-Recurse]

New-ItemClone \[-Path] \<String> -Destination \<Item> \[-Name \<String>] \[-Recurse]

New-ItemClone -Id \<String> \[-Database \<String>] -Destination \<Item> \[-Name \<String>] \[-Recurse]

## Detailed Description

Creates a new item clone based on the item provided.

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## Parameters

### -Destination \<Item>

Parent item under which the clone should be created.

| Aliases                     |       |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | true  |
| Position?                   | named |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

### -Name \<String>

Name of the item clone.

| Aliases                     |       |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | false |
| Position?                   | named |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

### -Recurse \<SwitchParameter>

Add the parameter to clone thw whole branch rather than a single item.

| Aliases                     |       |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | false |
| Position?                   | named |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

### -Item \<Item>

The item to be cloned.

| Aliases                     |                                |
| --------------------------- | ------------------------------ |
| Required?                   | true                           |
| Position?                   | 1                              |
| Default Value               |                                |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | true (ByValue, ByPropertyName) |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false                          |

### -Path \<String>

Path to the item to be cloned.

| Aliases                     |       |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | true  |
| Position?                   | 1     |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

### -Id \<String>

Id of the item to be cloned

| Aliases                     |       |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | true  |
| Position?                   | named |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

### -Database \<String>

Database of the item to be cloned if item is specified through its ID.

| Aliases                     |       |
| --------------------------- | ----- |
| Required?                   | false |
| Position?                   | named |
| Default Value               |       |
| Accept Pipeline Input?      | false |
| Accept Wildcard Characters? | false |

## Inputs

The input type is the type of the objects that you can pipe to the cmdlet.

* Sitecore.Data.Items.Item

## Outputs

The output type is the type of the objects that the cmdlet emits.

* Sitecore.Data.Items.Item

## Notes

Help Author: Adam Najmanowicz, Michael West

## Examples

### EXAMPLE

Clone /sitecore/content/home/ under /sitecore/content/new-target/ with the "New Home" name.

```powershell
PS master:\> $newTarget = Get-Item master:\content\new-target\
PS master:\> New-ItemClone -Path master:\content\home -Destination $newTarget -Name "New Home"
```

## Related Topics

* [Get-ItemClone](/appendix/common/get-itemclone.md)
* [ConvertFrom-ItemClone](/appendix/common/convertfrom-itemclone.md)
* New-Item
* <https://github.com/SitecorePowerShell/Console/>
* <https://github.com/SitecorePowerShell/Console/issues/218>


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