How to change managed path of a site collection (without backup/restore)?

Hi
Other than backup/restore a site collection to another site collection with different managed path, is there is any other way to change the managed path of a site collection directly using Powershell or Central Admin?

Yes you can use powershell script to change the managed path.
Reference
http://jshidell.com/2012/06/26/moving-sharepoint-2010-site-collections-between-managed-paths-using-powershell/
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc261845.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ff607693.aspx
http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc288905%28v=office.14%29.aspx
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