1.Introduction to docker rename
The docker rename command is used to rename a docker container
2.docker rename usage
docker rename container New_Name
[root@centos79 ~]# docker rename --help
Usage: docker rename CONTAINER NEW_NAME
Rename a container
Aliases:
docker container rename, docker rename
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3.Examples
3.1. Rename the running container name
Order:
docker rename centos-nginx centos-nginx-1.0
[root@centos79 ~]# docker ps | grep 42574
425747b4385b centos-nginx:1.0 "nginx -g 'daemon of…" 4 days ago Up 2 hours 0.0.0.0:80->80/tcp, :::80->80/tcp centos-nginx
[root@centos79 ~]# docker rename centos-nginx centos-nginx-1.0
[root@centos79 ~]# docker ps | grep 42574
425747b4385b centos-nginx:1.0 "nginx -g 'daemon of…" 4 days ago Up 2 hours 0.0.0.0:80->80/tcp, :::80->80/tcp centos-nginx-1.0
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3.2. Rename the container name that is not running
Order:
docker rename busy_taussig hello-world
[root@centos79 ~]# docker ps -a | grep 8f8686
8f86869d31a8 hello-world "/hello" 3 days ago Exited (0) 3 days ago busy_taussig
[root@centos79 ~]# docker rename busy_taussig hello-world
[root@centos79 ~]# docker ps -a | grep 8f8686
8f86869d31a8 hello-world "/hello" 3 days ago Exited (0) 3 days ago hello-world
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