Download aps when moving iPhone (iTunes) to a new computer?

I'm just finishing backing everything up from my old computer to an external drive (my iiTunes folder, all my apps etc.). When I reinstall iTunes on the new computer and plug in the iPhone will I have to re-download ALL the apps or will it see the ones from my old computer if I put them in the right place? AND how, and it what order, do I do all that?
I've looked all through support and haven't found anything about how to plug your iPhone into the new computer and it works perfectly without downloading all the apps. It looks like it erases the phone and doesn't use the backup, but hopefully I'm wrong.

Remember to deauthorize your old computer before you quit using it.
When you set up your new computer be sure to authorize it and log into the iTunes Store with the AppleID you used to purchase all the apps. When you connect your iPhone you should be OK, if it does want to Restore it, select Restore from backup.

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