---
title: "How to Select Columns Containing a Specific String in R"
url: https://daily.dev/posts/how-to-select-columns-containing-a-specific-string-in-r-dt8nrasjp
source_url: https://www.r-bloggers.com/2024/05/how-to-select-columns-containing-a-specific-string-in-r/
type: article
source: "R-bloggers"
published: 2024-05-15T13:28:27.382Z
updated: 2024-05-15T13:28:25.322Z
tags: ["r", "data-analysis"]
reading_time: 1
upvotes: 2
comments: 0
language: en
---

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# How to Select Columns Containing a Specific String in R

**[R-bloggers](https://daily.dev/sources/rbloggers)** · 1 min read · 2 upvotes · 0 comments

## Summary

This post provides various methods for selecting columns containing a specific string in R. It covers methods using base R, stringr, stringi, and dplyr packages.

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