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

podman-volume-rename - Rename a volume

podman volume rename volume new_name

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.

None.

Rename volume mydata to data_backup:

$ podman volume rename mydata data_backup

podman(1), podman-volume(1), podman-volume-inspect(1)

June 2026, Originally compiled by Podman Developers