Renaming a Snapshot (CLI)

If a share snapshot that is part of a larger project snapshot is renamed, it will no longer be considered part of the same snapshot, and if any snapshot is renamed to have the same name as a snapshot in the parent project, it will be treated as part of the project snapshot.

Before You Begin

To complete this procedure, you must have Super-User privileges or one of the following role authorizations within the projects and shares scope:
- renameSnap - Allows renaming snapshots.
- rename - Allows renaming projects and shares, including snapshot names.
To add authorizations to a role, see Editing Authorizations for a Role (CLI).

Go to shares and select the project, or select the project and then a share.
```
hostname:> shares select myproject
hostname:shares myproject> select demo_share
```

Enter snapshots.

hostname:shares myproject/demo_share> snapshots

Enter list to view the list of snapshots for the project or share.
```
hostname:shares myproject/demo_share snapshots> list
demo_snap1
demo_snap2
```
To rename the snapshot, enter rename followed by the current snapshot name, a space, and then the new snapshot name.
A name must consist of 1 to 64 characters, but not include spaces or begin with a period. Allowable characters are: alphanumeric and special characters _ - . :
```
hostname:shares myproject/demo_share snapshots> rename demo_snap1 new_name
```

Renaming a Snapshot (CLI)

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