@mezz @blindcoder huh

docker run -it --rm 'debian:trixie-slim'

root@80721cf2c18a:/# mkdir -p path/to
root@80721cf2c18a:/# mkdir -p src/something
root@80721cf2c18a:/# mkdir -p src/foobar
root@80721cf2c18a:/# touch ^C

root@80721cf2c18a:/# mv src /path/to/dest/
root@80721cf2c18a:/# ls /path/to/dest/
foobar something

So it's the third option