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'''`-rename-`''' renames an existing variable. |
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| }}} To rename multiple variables simultaneously, try: {{{ rename (VAR1 VAR2) (VAR2 VAR1) |
rename (OLDVAR1 OLDVAR2) (NEWVAR2 NEWVAR1) |
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| Prior to then, these functions were filled by other commands: | === Backwards Compatibility === As noted above, various extensions were added to `-rename-` in Stata 12. Consider the following for backwards compatibility: |
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| ---- == See also == [[https://www.stata.com/manuals/drename.pdf|Stata manual for -rename-]] |
Stata Rename
-rename- renames an existing variable.
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Usage
rename OLDVAR NEWVAR rename (OLDVAR1 OLDVAR2) (NEWVAR2 NEWVAR1)
Stata 12+ supports additional functions:
// rename all variables with a leading 'q' such that the 'q' is replaced with a 'Q' rename q* Q* // rename all variables with a trailing '_r' such that the '_r' is replaced with a '_R' rename *_r *_R // add a prefix to all variable names rename * orig_* // strip a suffix from all variable names rename *_checked * // rename all variables to a lowercase name rename *, lower
Backwards Compatibility
As noted above, various extensions were added to -rename- in Stata 12. Consider the following for backwards compatibility:
// rename all variables with a leading 'q' such that the 'q' is replaced with a 'Q' renpfix q Q // rename all variables with a trailing '_r' such that the '_r' is replaced with a '_R' search rensfix //STB59: needs to be manually installed rensfix _r _R // add a prefix to all variable names search renvars //STB60: needs to be manually installed renvars *, prefix(orig_) // strip a suffix from all variable names search rensfix //STB59: needs to be manually installed rensfix _checked // rename all variables to a lowercase name search renvars //STB60: needs to be manually installed renvars *, lower