15 Renaming columns with `rename()`

author: Юрій Клебан

Before start load packages

library(dplyr) # for demos
#install.packages("gapminder")
library(gapminder)  # load package and dataset

rename(.data, …) rename columns. Let’s rename column pop to poulation:

gapminder |>
    rename(population = pop) |>
    head(10)

A tibble: 10 × 6
country	continent	year	lifeExp	population	gdpPercap
<fct>	<fct>	<int>	<dbl>	<int>	<dbl>
Afghanistan	Asia	1952	28.801	8425333	779.4453
Afghanistan	Asia	1957	30.332	9240934	820.8530
Afghanistan	Asia	1962	31.997	10267083	853.1007
Afghanistan	Asia	1967	34.020	11537966	836.1971
Afghanistan	Asia	1972	36.088	13079460	739.9811
Afghanistan	Asia	1977	38.438	14880372	786.1134
Afghanistan	Asia	1982	39.854	12881816	978.0114
Afghanistan	Asia	1987	40.822	13867957	852.3959
Afghanistan	Asia	1992	41.674	16317921	649.3414
Afghanistan	Asia	1997	41.763	22227415	635.3414

Also check functions rename_if and rename_at.

15.1 Refences