clean_names: Clean names
In caseybreen/wcensoc:

clean_names

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Clean names

Description

This function cleans raw first and last names by removing titles (e.g., Dr.) and replacing nicknames with standard names (e.g., Billy to William). It creates a new dataset with cleaned first names, middle initials, and last names.

Usage

clean_names(
  in_path,
  file_name,
  lname_col,
  fname_col,
  sex_col,
  other_cols,
  out_path,
  middle
)

Arguments

`in_path`	Path to the directory where the input file is located
`file_name`	Input filename
`lname_col`	Raw last name column in the input file
`fname_col`	Raw first name column in the input file
`sex_col`	Sex column in the input file (1=male, 2=female)
`other_cols`	Other columns to be kept from the input file
`out_path`	Path to the directory where the output file will be saved
`middle`	Middle initial column in the input file