docs-v2/content/shared/influxctl/database/rename.md

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The influxctl database rename command renames a database in an {{% product-name omit=" Clustered" %}} cluster. This command does not change the database ID, database properties, or the data stored in the database.

[!Warning]

Renaming a database requires new tokens

Database tokens are associated to databases by name. After renaming a database, tokens referencing the old name no longer function. You must generate tokens for the new database name.

Usage

influxctl database rename [flags] <CURRENT_DB_NAME> <NEW_DB_NAME>

Arguments

Argument Description
CURRENT_DB_NAME Current name of the database
NEW_DB_NAME New name for the database

Flags

Flag Description
-h --help Output command help

{{% caption %}} Also see influxctl global flags. {{% /caption %}}