Avoiding error when using rename in dplyr and column doesn't exist

Question

Is there a clever way to use the rename function in dplyr when in some instances the column to be renamed doesn\'t exist?

For example, I would like the following not to

Answer 1

They have now mentioned the use of rename_with

mtcars %>% rename_with( ~"missing_varible", "foo")

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