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help for ^renames^
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Rename variables
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    ^renames^ varlist ^\^ newvarlist

    ^renames^ varlist ^, p^refix^(^string^) t^runcate 
    
    ^renames^ varlist ^, s^uffix^(^string^) t^runcate 


Description
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^renames^ renames one or more variables in memory. 

There are three syntaxes: 

^renames^ varlist ^\^ newvarlist renames each variable named in varlist 
by the corresponding name in newvarlist. 

^renames^ varlist^, prefix(^string^)^ renames each variable with its 
varname prefixed by the specified prefix string.

^renames^ varlist^, suffix(^string^)^ renames each variable with its 
varname suffixed by the specified suffix string. 

^renames^ will not rename any variable unless all the new names 
specified are acceptable as new variable names. 

Prefixed or suffixed variable names longer than 8 letters will not 
be truncated to 8 letters unless ^truncate^ is specified. 


Options
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^prefix(^string^)^ specifies a prefix to be added to all varnames in varlist.

^suffix(^string^)^ specifies a suffix to be added to all varnames in varlist. 

^truncate^ specifies that prefixed or suffixed names that are too long 
    should be truncated. 


Examples
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    . ^renames foreign \ origin^  
    . ^renames a-d \ v1-v4^ 

    . ^renames pop employ births, p(uk)^ 
    result is ^ukpop ukemploy ukbirths^ 
    
    . ^renames pop employ births, s(00)^ 
    result is ^pop00 employ00 births00^ 


Author
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         Nicholas J. Cox, University of Durham, U.K.
         n.j.cox@@durham.ac.uk


Also see
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On-line: help for @rename@
 Manual: ^[R] rename^, ^[U] 14 Language syntax^