podman-rename(1) General Commands Manual podman-rename(1)
NAME
podman-rename - Rename an existing container
SYNOPSIS
podman rename container newname
podman container rename container newname
DESCRIPTION
Rename changes the name of an existing container. The old name is
freed, and is available for use. This command can be run on containers
in any state. However, running containers may not fully receive the ef-
fects until they are restarted - for example, a running container may
still use the old name in its logs. At present, only containers are
supported; pods and volumes cannot be renamed.
OPTIONS
EXAMPLES
Rename container with a given name.
$ podman rename oldContainer aNewName
Rename container with a given ID.
$ podman rename 717716c00a6b testcontainer
Create an alias for container with a given ID.
$ podman container rename 6e7514b47180 databaseCtr
SEE ALSO
podman(1)
podman-rename(1)
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