rename a colums R code example

Example 1: 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

Example 2: rename column in r

# df = dataframe
# old.var.name = The name you don't like anymore
# new.var.name = The name you want to get

names(df)[names(df) == 'old.var.name'] <- 'new.var.name'