change column name in R dataframe $ code example

Example 1: r change column name in dataframe

df <- df %>%
  rename(newName1 = oldName1 ,
         newName2 = oldName2)

Example 2: r rename columns

library(plyr)
rename(d, c("beta"="two", "gamma"="three"))
#>   alpha two three
#> 1     1   4     7
#> 2     2   5     8
#> 3     3   6     9