buildah-rename(1) General Commands Manual buildah-rename(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

buildah-rename - Rename a local container.

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**buildah rename** *container* *new-name*

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Rename a local container.

# [EXAMPLE](#EXAMPLE)

buildah rename containerName NewName

buildah rename containerID NewName

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[buildah(1)](/man/enterprise-packages/buildah/buildah.1)

July 2018 buildah

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Document: buildah-rename(1) from buildah 1.45.1-r4 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/containers/buildah