rename: Rename object names
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Description Usage Arguments Examples

Match and rename object names with new names.

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rename(x, old, newn)

rename(x) <- value

`x`	object to rename
`old`	names to match on
`newn`	new names, matched to 'old' by position
`value`	list with 'old' and 'new' containing the names to match on and names to be matched to, by position

x <- data.frame(foo = 1:3, bar = letters[1:3])
names(x) <- rename(x, "bar", "baz")
names(x)
# [1] "foo" "baz"
rename(x) <- list(old = "baz", new = "bar")
names(x)
# [1] "foo" "bar"