docker-cli/docs/reference/commandline/rename.md

---
title: "rename"
description: "The rename command description and usage"
keywords: ["rename, docker, container"]
---

# 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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			`title: "rename"`
			`description: "The rename command description and usage"`
			`keywords: ["rename, docker, container"]`
			`---`
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			`# rename`

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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 20:43:18 +02:00			`Rename a container`
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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 20:43:18 +02:00			`Options:`
			`--help Print usage`
			```
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			The `docker rename` command allows the container to be renamed to a different name.