replace .. with . in R

Question

How can I replace .. with .

I tried something like:

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names(dataset) <- gsub("[/./.]",".",names(dataset))

But it doesn't work as I hoped.

Answer 1

Try adding fixed = T

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R> c <- "v.."
[1] "v.."
R> gsub("..", '.', c, fixed = T)
[1] "v."

Answer 2

I think you have your slashes in the wrong direction, and you need to double them:

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gsub("\\.\\.",".",names(dataset))

Fixed to reflect comments.