moby--moby/docs/reference/commandline/rename.md

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# rename

```markdown
Usage:  docker rename CONTAINER NEW_NAME

Rename a container

Options:
      --help   Print usage
```

The `docker rename` command allows the container to be renamed to a different name.
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			`# rename`

Updates on cli reference documentation - Update ps with `--last` flag - Update commands with current output - Make sure hugo does not detect the wrong language - Update usage for `tag` command to be more coherent with the other ones Signed-off-by: Vincent Demeester <vincent@sbr.pm> 2016-07-07 14:43:18 -04:00			```markdown
Modify rename function usage Signed-off-by: zhouhao <zhouhao@cn.fujitsu.com> 2016-08-31 21:25:11 -04:00			`Usage: docker rename CONTAINER NEW_NAME`
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Updates on cli reference documentation - Update ps with `--last` flag - Update commands with current output - Make sure hugo does not detect the wrong language - Update usage for `tag` command to be more coherent with the other ones Signed-off-by: Vincent Demeester <vincent@sbr.pm> 2016-07-07 14:43:18 -04:00			`Rename a container`
Fix man and commandline docs - missing help option in `docs/reference/commandline/*.md` (some files have it, the other I fixed didn't) - missing `[OPTIONS]` in Usage description - missing options - formatting - start/stop idempotence Signed-off-by: Antonio Murdaca <amurdaca@redhat.com> 2015-10-03 11:56:41 -04:00
Updates on cli reference documentation - Update ps with `--last` flag - Update commands with current output - Make sure hugo does not detect the wrong language - Update usage for `tag` command to be more coherent with the other ones Signed-off-by: Vincent Demeester <vincent@sbr.pm> 2016-07-07 14:43:18 -04:00			`Options:`
			`--help Print usage`
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Splitting out the cli command into parts. Signed-off-by: Mary Anthony <mary@docker.com> 2015-06-21 16:41:38 -04:00
			The `docker rename` command allows the container to be renamed to a different name.