PowerShell - Rename file or directory using Rename-Item

by
Jeremy Canfield |
Updated: April 26 2023
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Rename-Item can be used to rename a file or directory. In this example, foo.txt is renamed to bar.txt.
Rename-Item -Path 'C:\Users\JohnDoe\foo.txt' -NewName 'bar.txt'
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