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move — Move or rename files and directories. In PowerShell, this command is an alias of `Move-Item`. This d
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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-itemRename 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-itemRename 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}}Context
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