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/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]}}