# rename

Tags: adventure | fort | productivity | buildings | stockpiles | units

Command: `rename`

Easily rename things.

Use gui/rename for an in-game interface.

## Usage

`rename squad <ordinal> "<name>"`

  Rename the indicated squad. The ordinal is the number that corresponds to the list of squads in the squads menu (`s`). The first squad is ordinal `1`.

`rename hotkey <ordinal> "<name>"`

  Rename the indicated hotkey. The ordinal the the number that corresponds to the list of hotkeys in the hotkeys menu (`H`). The first hotkey is ordinal `1`.

`rename unit "<name>"`

  Give the selected unit the given nickname.

`rename unit-profession "<name>"`

  Give the selected unit the given profession name.

`rename building "<name>"`

  Set a custom name to the selected building. The building must be a stockpile, workshop, furnace, trap, siege engine, or activity zone.

## Example

`rename squad 1 "The Whiz Bonkers"`

  Rename the first squad to The Whiz Bonkers.