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How to use the move command: Move or rename files and directories. In PowerShell, this command is an alias of Move-Item. This documentation is based on the Command Prompt (cmd) version of move. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/move>.

Solution

move — Move or rename files and directories. In PowerShell, this command is an alias of Move-Item. This documentation is based on the Command Prompt (cmd) version of move. More information: <https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-commands/move>.

View documentation of the equivalent PowerShell command:
tldr move-item


Rename a file or directory when the target is not an existing directory:
move {{path\to\source}} {{path\to\target}}


Move a file or directory into an existing directory:
move {{path\to\source}} {{path\to\existing_directory}}


Move a file or directory across drives:
move {{C:\path\to\source}} {{D:\path\to\target}}


Do not prompt for confirmation before overwriting existing files:
move /Y {{path\to\source}} {{path\to\existing_directory}}


Prompt for confirmation before overwriting existing files, regardless of file permissions:
move /-Y {{path\to\source}} {{path\to\existing_directory}}

Code Snippets

View documentation of the equivalent PowerShell command

tldr move-item

Rename a file or directory when the target is not an existing directory

move {{path\to\source}} {{path\to\target}}

Move a file or directory into an existing directory

move {{path\to\source}} {{path\to\existing_directory}}

Move a file or directory across drives

move {{C:\path\to\source}} {{D:\path\to\target}}

Do not prompt for confirmation before overwriting existing files

move /Y {{path\to\source}} {{path\to\existing_directory}}

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tldr-pages: windows/move

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