R: Rename an Object

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## Rename an Object

### Description

Rename an object.

### Usage

    mv(from, to, envir = parent.frame())

### Arguments

`from` | Character scalar giving the source object name
`to` | Character scalar giving the desination object name
`envir` | Environment in which to do the rename

### Details

This function renames an object by the value of object `a` to the name `b`, and removing `a`.

### Value

Invisibly returns the value of the object.

### Author(s)

Gregory R. Warnes greg@warnes.net

### See Also

`rm`, `assign`

### Examples

      a <- 1:10
      a
      mv("a", "b")
      b
      exists("a")

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