rename columns based on a variable in r

my_data %>% 
  rename(
    sepal_length = Sepal.Length,
    sepal_width = Sepal.Width
    )

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Wajid HaAkim 90 points

                                    df &lt;- rename(df, new_name = old_name) #For renaming dataframe column
&nbsp;
tbl &lt;- rename(tbl, new_name = old_name) #For renaming tibble column
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tbl &lt;- tbl %&gt;% rename(new_name = old_name) #For renaming tibble column using dplyrpipe 
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Wajid HaAkim 90 points

                                    df &lt;- rename(df, new_name = old_name) #For renaming dataframe column
&nbsp;
tbl &lt;- rename(tbl, new_name = old_name) #For renaming tibble column
&nbsp;
tbl &lt;- tbl %&gt;% rename(new_name = old_name) #For renaming tibble column using dplyrpipe 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #operator

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Wajid HaAkim 90 points

                                    df &lt;- rename(df, new_name = old_name) #For renaming dataframe column
&nbsp;
tbl &lt;- rename(tbl, new_name = old_name) #For renaming tibble column
&nbsp;
tbl &lt;- tbl %&gt;% rename(new_name = old_name) #For renaming tibble column using dplyrpipe 
&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; #operator

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Em1 150 points

                                    # 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'] &lt;- 'new.var.name'

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Em1 150 points

                                    # 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'] &lt;- 'new.var.name'

Thank you! 1

Em1 150 points

                                    # 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'] &lt;- 'new.var.name'

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Em1 150 points

                                    # 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'] &lt;- 'new.var.name'

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Em1 150 points

                                    # 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'] &lt;- 'new.var.name'

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Em1 150 points

                                    # 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'] &lt;- 'new.var.name'

Thank you! 1

Em1 150 points

                                    # 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'] &lt;- 'new.var.name'

Thank you! 1

Em1 150 points

                                    # 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'] &lt;- 'new.var.name'

Thank you! 1

Em1 150 points

                                    # 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'] &lt;- 'new.var.name'

Thank you! 1

Em1 150 points

                                    # 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'] &lt;- 'new.var.name'

Thank you! 1

Em1 150 points

                                    # 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'] &lt;- 'new.var.name'

Thank you! 1

Em1 150 points

                                    # 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'] &lt;- 'new.var.name'

Thank you! 1

Em1 150 points

                                    # 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'] &lt;- 'new.var.name'

Thank you! 1

Em1 150 points

                                    # 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'] &lt;- 'new.var.name'

Thank you! 1

Em1 150 points

                                    # 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'] &lt;- 'new.var.name'

Thank you! 1

Em1 150 points

                                    # 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'] &lt;- 'new.var.name'

Thank you! 1

Em1 150 points

                                    # 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'] &lt;- 'new.var.name'

Thank you! 1

Em1 150 points

                                    # 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'] &lt;- 'new.var.name'

Thank you! 1

Em1 150 points

                                    # 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'] &lt;- 'new.var.name'

Thank you! 1

Em1 150 points

                                    # 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'] &lt;- 'new.var.name'

Thank you! 1

Em1 150 points

                                    # 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'] &lt;- 'new.var.name'

Thank you! 1

Em1 150 points

                                    # 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'] &lt;- 'new.var.name'

Thank you! 1

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