moby/client/container_rename.go

package client // import "github.com/docker/docker/client"

import (
	"context"
	"net/url"
)

// ContainerRename changes the name of a given container.
func (cli *Client) ContainerRename(ctx context.Context, containerID, newContainerName string) error {
	query := url.Values{}
	query.Set("name", newContainerName)
	resp, err := cli.post(ctx, "/containers/"+containerID+"/rename", query, nil, nil)
	ensureReaderClosed(resp)
	return err
}