Move folders or files one directory up from terminal

Question

I am looking to move all files in one specific directory up one directory with the terminal. There are hidden files and that is why I want to use the terminal. Looking for something like:

mv ./ to ../

Not certain on the above. Any help would be appreciated.

Answer 1

1. Navigate to the folder with the contents you want to move up a
   level.
2. Enter mv ./* ../
3. Enter mv ./.* ../ to move all hidden files and folders
4. This will move all files and folders in the current directory up into the parent folder.

Answer 2

Try this:

mv my_folder ../my_folder