podman-rename(1)

✨ NAME ✨

podman-rename — rename an existing container

Okay so this is the podman-rename(1) page from the General Commands Manual, bestie, and it's giving “rename your container era.” 💅

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🦋 SYNOPSIS 🦋

podman rename container newname

podman container rename container newname

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🎀 DESCRIPTION 🎀

Rename changes the name of an existing container. The old name is freed, and is available for use. Iconic. ✨

This command can be run on containers in any state. No cap.

🙈 But heads up: running containers may not fully receive the effects until they are restarted — for example, a running container may still use the old name in its logs. So don't be shocked if the log vibes are still on the old-name energy for a minute.

Use podman volume rename to rename volumes. Different beast, bestie.

At present, pods cannot be renamed. That's just the situation. 💀

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🧚 OPTIONS 🧚

Nothing here, bestie — this section is literally empty. Zero options. No flags to collect. 🎀

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🌈 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

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👑 SEE ALSO 👑

• podman(1)

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