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In case anyone else is looking to do what I am doing this is it.<br />
Get-ChildItem 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre*' &nbsp;-Directory | % {Copy-Item -Path 'local_policy.jar' -Destination &quot;$($_.FullName)\lib\securi<wbr />ty&quot; -force}<br />
Get-ChildItem 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre*' &nbsp;-Directory | % {Copy-Item -Path 'US_export_policy.jar' -Destination &quot;$($_.FullName)\lib\securi<wbr />ty&quot; -force}
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In case anyone else is looking to do what I am doing this is it.
Get-ChildItem 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre*'  -Directory | % {Copy-Item -Path 'local_policy.jar' -Destination "$($_.FullName)\lib\security" -force}
Get-ChildItem 'C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre*'  -Directory | % {Copy-Item -Path 'US_export_policy.jar' -Destination "$($_.FullName)\lib\security" -force}

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How can I use a wildcard in a path name? &nbsp;Java is always updating and I need to be able to copy files into the java security folder but I dont want to have to keep updating the path name for every version. &nbsp;How can I use a wildcard for a folder in the path.<br />
The dirtory is C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre1.8.0_111\li<wbr />b\security<wbr /><br />
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Here is what I have tried.<br />
copy-item c:\test.txt &quot;C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre*\lib\securi<wbr />ty&quot;
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How can I use a wildcard in a path name?  Java is always updating and I need to be able to copy files into the java security folder but I dont want to have to keep updating the path name for every version.  How can I use a wildcard for a folder in the path.
The dirtory is C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre1.8.0_111\lib\security

Here is what I have tried.
copy-item c:\test.txt "C:\Program Files (x86)\Java\jre*\lib\security"

path with wildcard

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