r rename columns
# Rename column by name: change "beta" to "two" names(d)[names(d)=="beta"] <- "two" d #> alpha two gamma #> 1 1 4 7 #> 2 2 5 8 #> 3 3 6 9 # You can also rename by position, but this is a bit dangerous if your data # can change in the future. If there is a change in the number or positions of # columns, then this can result in wrong data. # Rename by index in names vector: change third item, "gamma", to "three" names(d)[3] <- "three" d #> alpha two three #> 1 1 4 7 #> 2 2 5 8 #> 3 3 6 9