podman-volume-rename(1) General Commands Manual podman-volume-rename(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

podman-volume-rename - Rename a volume

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**podman volume rename** *volume* *new\_name*

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

Renames an existing volume. The following restrictions apply:

- The volume must not be in use by any containers (running or stopped).
- The volume must not be currently mounted (via **podman volume mount**).
- Only volumes using the **local** driver can be renamed; volumes backed by a volume plugin or the **image** driver cannot be renamed.

Renaming an anonymous volume converts it to a named volume.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

None.

# [EXAMPLES](#EXAMPLES)

Rename volume **mydata** to **data\_backup**:

```
$ podman volume rename mydata data_backup
```

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**podman(1)**](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-fips-6.1/podman.1), [**podman-volume(1)**](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-fips-6.1/podman-volume.1), [**podman-volume-inspect(1)**](/man/enterprise-packages/podman-fips-6.1/podman-volume-inspect.1)

# [HISTORY](#HISTORY)

June 2026, Originally compiled by Podman Developers

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Document: podman-volume-rename(1) from podman-fips-6.1 6.1.4-r7 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/containers/podman