How to assign a name to running container in docker?

Question

I have created container from particular image using command:

$ docker run -d -P selenium/hub

running container status is below:

$ docker ps
CONTAINER ID        IMAGE               COMMAND                  CREATED                    STATUS              PORTS                     NAMES
345df9ed5b47        selenium/hub        "/opt/bin/entry_point"   5 seconds ago              Up 4 seconds        0.0.0.0:32768->4444/tcp   clever_williams

Here default name is "clever_williams" and I forgot to assign new name to it I need to change default name to running container so how can I do that?

If you are really struck, you may wipe it out and run again within seconds with new name. — Rao, Nov 09 '16 at 06:28
I can do that, but I want to know how to do that while containers are running! — Pratik Patel, Nov 09 '16 at 12:04

score 42 · Accepted Answer · answered Nov 09 '16 at 07:37

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Check if docker rename works for a running container:

docker rename 345df9ed5b47 new_name

(This is for docker 1.10+, from PR 8570)

answered Nov 09 '16 at 07:37

VonC

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How to assign a name to running container in docker?

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