LXC.RENAME(1)

💖 NAME 💖

lxc-rename — renaming instances and snapshots, bestie. that's it, that's the whole job, and it does it beautifully ✨

this page is part of the LXD - Command line client(1) manual, so like… you're in the right place 🫶

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🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

lxc rename [:][/] [/] [flags]

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

okay so straight from the source, the description is literally:

Rename instances and snapshots

that's the vibe check. you give it stuff, it renames the stuff. instances get new names, snapshots get new names, everyone's happy, nobody's confused 💅

✨ OPTIONS INHERITED FROM PARENT COMMANDS ✨

these aren't even lxc rename's own flags, they're handed down from the parent command like a cute little inheritance situation 👑

• --debug[=false] — show all the debug messages. every single one. the whole lore drop 🔥 (defaults to false, so you gotta opt in)
• --force-local[=false] — force using the local unix socket. no cap, it just makes it stick to local (defaults to false)
• -h, --help[=false] — print help. the classic. your bestie when you're lost 😭 (defaults to false)
• --project="" — override the source project. note the default is the empty string "" 🎀
• -q, --quiet[=false] — don't show progress information. for when the progress bar is doing too much 🙈 (defaults to false)
• --sub-commands[=false] — use with help or --help to view sub-commands. that's the whole instruction, i don't make the rules (defaults to false)
• -v, --verbose[=false] — show all information messages. the chatty setting, we love her 💬 (defaults to false)
• --version[=false] — print version number. quick little flex, iykyk ⭐ (defaults to false)

🌈 SEE ALSO 🌈

• lxc(1) — the main character herself. go read her page too 🧚

💜 HISTORY 💜

• 22-Aug-2026 — auto generated by spf13/cobra

that's the origin story, fr fr. cobra wrote this, not me, i'm just the messenger 🍓

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heads up bestie: this whole thing is auto generated by spf13/cobra, so if something reads a little robotic, blame the generator, not the group chat 💀

and that's a wrap!! source/version check: this page is from the LXD - Command line client(1) manual, auto generated by spf13/cobra, dated Aug 2026 🌸 go rename something iconic 👑💅