NAME¶
zfs-rename —
rename ZFS dataset
SYNOPSIS¶
zfs |
rename [-f]
filesystem|volume|snapshot
filesystem|volume|snapshot |
zfs |
rename -p
[-f]
filesystem|volume
filesystem|volume |
zfs |
rename -u
[-f] filesystem
filesystem |
zfs |
rename -r
snapshot snapshot |
DESCRIPTION¶
zfs rename
[-f]
filesystem|volume|snapshot
filesystem|volume|snapshot-
zfs rename
-p [-f]
filesystem|volume
filesystem|volume-
zfs rename
-u [-f]
filesystem filesystem- Renames the given dataset. The new target can be located anywhere in the
ZFS hierarchy, with the exception of snapshots. Snapshots can only be
renamed within the parent file system or volume. When renaming a snapshot,
the parent file system of the snapshot does not need to be specified as
part of the second argument. Renamed file systems can inherit new mount
points, in which case they are unmounted and remounted at the new mount
point.
-f- Force unmount any file systems that need to be unmounted in the
process. This flag has no effect if used together with the
-u flag.
-p- Creates all the nonexistent parent datasets. Datasets created in this
manner are automatically mounted according to the
mountpoint property inherited from their
parent.
-u- Do not remount file systems during rename. If a file system's
mountpoint property is set to
legacy
or
none,
the file system is not unmounted even if this option is not
given.
zfs rename
-r snapshot
snapshot- Recursively rename the snapshots of all descendent datasets. Snapshots are
the only dataset that can be renamed recursively.
EXAMPLES¶
The following commands illustrate how to test out changes to a
file system, and then replace the original file system with the changed one,
using clones, clone promotion, and renaming:
# zfs create pool/project/production
populate /pool/project/production with data
# zfs snapshot pool/project/production@today
# zfs clone pool/project/production@today pool/project/beta
make changes to /pool/project/beta and test them
# zfs promote pool/project/beta
# zfs rename pool/project/production pool/project/legacy
# zfs rename pool/project/beta pool/project/production
once the legacy version is no longer needed, it can be destroyed
# zfs destroy pool/project/legacy
The following example shows how to maintain a history of snapshots
with a consistent naming scheme. To keep a week's worth of snapshots, the
user destroys the oldest snapshot, renames the remaining snapshots, and then
creates a new snapshot, as follows:
# zfs destroy -r pool/users@7daysago
# zfs rename -r pool/users@6daysago @7daysago
# zfs rename -r pool/users@5daysago @6daysago
# zfs rename -r pool/users@4daysago @5daysago
# zfs rename -r pool/users@3daysago @4daysago
# zfs rename -r pool/users@2daysago @3daysago
# zfs rename -r pool/users@yesterday @2daysago
# zfs rename -r pool/users@today @yesterday
# zfs snapshot -r pool/users@today
