How To Rename a Tablespace

Q

How To Rename a Tablespace? - Oracle DBA FAQ - Managing Oracle Tablespaces and Data Files

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A

You can easily rename a tablespace by using the ALTER TABLESPACE ... RENAME TO statement as shown in the example below:

SQL> CREATE TABLESPACE my_space 
  2  DATAFILE '/temp/my_space.dbf' SIZE 10M;
Tablespace created.

SQL> ALTER TABLESPACE my_space RENAME TO your_space;
Tablespace created.

SQL> SELECT TABLESPACE_NAME, STATUS, CONTENTS
  2  FROM USER_TABLESPACES;
TABLESPACE_NAME  STATUS          CONTENTS
---------------- --------------- ---------
SYSTEM           ONLINE          PERMANENT
UNDO             ONLINE          UNDO
SYSAUX           ONLINE          PERMANENT
TEMP             ONLINE          TEMPORARY
USERS            ONLINE          PERMANENT
YOUR_SPACE       ONLINE          PERMANENT

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