Rename-Item

Powershell command to rename an item. Note: ren and rni can both be used as an alias for Rename-Item. More information: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/microsoft.powershell.management/rename-item.

• Rename a file:

Rename-Item -Path "{{path/to/file}}" -NewName "{{new_file_name}}"

• Rename a directory:

Rename-Item -Path "{{path/to/directory}}" -NewName "{{new_directory_name}}"

• Rename and move a file:

Rename-Item -Path "{{path/to/file}}" -NewName "{{path/to/new_file_name}}"

• Rename a file by force:

Rename-Item -Path "{{path/to/file}}" -NewName "{{new_file_name}}" -Force

• Prompt confirmation before renaming a file:

Rename-Item -Path "{{path/to/file}}" -NewName "{{new_file_name}}" {{[-Confirm|-cf]}}