---
name: t.rename
description: "Renames a space time dataset"
keywords: [ temporal, map management, rename, time ]
---

# t.rename

Renames a space time dataset

=== "Command line"

    **t.rename**
    **input**=*name*
    **output**=*name*
    [**type**=*name*]
    [**--overwrite**]
    [**--verbose**]
    [**--quiet**]
    [**--qq**]
    [**--ui**]

    Example:

    ```sh
    t.rename input=name output=name
    ```

=== "Python (grass.tools)"

    *grass.tools.Tools.t_rename*(**input**,
        **output**,
        **type**=*"strds"*,
        **overwrite**=*None*,
        **verbose**=*None*,
        **quiet**=*None*,
        **superquiet**=*None*)

    Example:

    ```python
    tools = Tools()
    tools.t_rename(input="name", output="name")
    ```

    This grass.tools API is experimental in version 8.5 and expected to be stable in version 8.6.

=== "Python (grass.script)"

    *grass.script.run_command*("***t.rename***",
        **input**,
        **output**,
        **type**=*"strds"*,
        **overwrite**=*None*,
        **verbose**=*None*,
        **quiet**=*None*,
        **superquiet**=*None*)

    Example:

    ```python
    gs.run_command("t.rename", input="name", output="name")
    ```

## Parameters

=== "Command line"

    **input**=*name* **[required]**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name of the input space time dataset  
    **output**=*name* **[required]**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name of the output space time dataset  
    **type**=*name*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Type of the input space time dataset  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allowed values: *strds, stvds, str3ds*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *strds*  
    **--overwrite**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allow output files to overwrite existing files  
    **--help**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Print usage summary  
    **--verbose**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Verbose module output  
    **--quiet**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Quiet module output  
    **--qq**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Very quiet module output  
    **--ui**  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Force launching GUI dialog

=== "Python (grass.tools)"

    **input** : str, *required*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name of the input space time dataset  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: input, stds, *name*  
    **output** : str, *required*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name of the output space time dataset  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: output, stds, *name*  
    **type** : str, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Type of the input space time dataset  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: *name*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allowed values: *strds, stvds, str3ds*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *strds*  
    **overwrite** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allow output files to overwrite existing files  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*  
    **verbose** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Verbose module output  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*  
    **quiet** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Quiet module output  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*  
    **superquiet** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Very quiet module output  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*  

    Returns:

    **result** : grass.tools.support.ToolResult | None  
    If the tool produces text as standard output, a *ToolResult* object will be returned. Otherwise, `None` will be returned.

    Raises:

    *grass.tools.ToolError*: When the tool ended with an error.

=== "Python (grass.script)"

    **input** : str, *required*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name of the input space time dataset  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: input, stds, *name*  
    **output** : str, *required*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Name of the output space time dataset  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: output, stds, *name*  
    **type** : str, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Type of the input space time dataset  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Used as: *name*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allowed values: *strds, stvds, str3ds*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *strds*  
    **overwrite** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Allow output files to overwrite existing files  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*  
    **verbose** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Verbose module output  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*  
    **quiet** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Quiet module output  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*  
    **superquiet** : bool, *optional*  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Very quiet module output  
    &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;Default: *None*

## DESCRIPTION

The *t.rename* module renames space time datasets of different types
(STRDS, STVDS, STR3DS) and updates the space time dataset register
entries of the registered maps.

## NOTES

Renaming of space time datasets works only for SQLite based temporal
databases.

## EXAMPLE

A new vector space time dataset will be created, renamed and in the end
removed

```sh
# Create new and empty STVDS
t.create type=stvds output=toberenamed semantictype=mean \
  title="Example to rename" \
  description="This is an example just to show how rename"

t.rename input=toberenamed output=newname type=stvds

t.remove input=newname type=stvds
```

## SEE ALSO

*[t.create](t.create.md), [t.support](t.support.md),
[t.register](t.register.md)*

## AUTHOR

Sören Gebbert, Thünen Institute of Climate-Smart Agriculture

## SOURCE CODE

Available at: [t.rename source code](https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/tree/main/temporal/t.rename)
([history](https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/commits/main/temporal/t.rename))  
Latest change: Thursday May 14 12:46:40 2026 in commit [3301c12](https://github.com/OSGeo/grass/commit/3301c12033b1d3a68d956322dddeaf5e4493978d)
