How to Rename a Directory in CMD

You can use the following syntax in Command Prompt (CMD) to rename a directory:

ren old_directory_name new_directory_name

This particular example will rename the specified directory to the new name.

Note: Ensure that the new directory name you provide does not already exist, otherwise you will receive an error.

The following example shows how to use this syntax in practice.

Example: Renaming a Directory in CMD

Suppose that we want to rename a directory named my_app to my_demoApp in the following path:

C:\Users\admin\Documents\cmd_script

We can type the following command to rename the directory:

ren C:\Users\admin\Documents\cmd_script\my_app my_demoApp

The following screenshot shows how to use this syntax in practice:

We can see that the directory my_app has been renamed to my_demoApp in C:\Users\admin\Documents\cmd_script.

Conclusion

We can use the ren command followed by the path to rename any directory on the system.

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