Docker Restart and Rename
docker container restart
This command restarts one or more containers.
Syntax
docker restart [OPTIONS] CONTAINER [CONTAINER...]
Options
--time, -t: Seconds to wait for a stop before killing the container, Default value is 10 sec
Restarting a single container
learning-ocean:~ gaurav$ docker container restart 615
615
Restarting all containers
learning-ocean:~ gaurav$ docker restart $(docker ps -a -q)
Rename Docker Container
docker rename
The docker rename command renames a container.
docker rename CONTAINER NEW_NAME
docker rename old_container new_container
In the example below, we have renames a container starting with ID bc
from thirsty_dijkstra to nginx-container
learning-ocean:~ gaurav$ docker container ls
CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES
bc2cb9f905ff nginx "/docker-entrypoint.…" 18 minutes ago Up 18 minutes 80/tcp thirsty_dijkstra
learning-ocean:~ gaurav$ docker container rename bc nginx-container
learning-ocean:~ gaurav$ docker container ls
CONTAINER ID IMAGE COMMAND CREATED STATUS PORTS NAMES
bc2cb9f905ff nginx "/docker-entrypoint.…" 19 minutes ago Up 19 minutes 80/tcp nginx-container
learning-ocean:~ gaurav$