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EXCH(1)				 User Commands			       EXCH(1)

NAME
       exch - atomically exchanges paths between two files

SYNOPSIS
       exch oldpath newpath

DESCRIPTION
       exch atomically exchanges oldpath and newpath.  exch is a simple
       command wrapping RENAME_EXCHANGE of renameat2 system call.

OPTIONS
       -h, --help
	   Display help text and exit.

       -V, --version
	   Display version and exit.

EXIT STATUS
       exch has the following exit status values:

       0
	   success

       1
	   unspecified failure

AUTHORS
       Masatake YAMATO <yamato@redhat.com>

SEE ALSO
       renameat2(2)

REPORTING BUGS
       For bug reports, use the issue tracker
       <https://github.com/util-linux/util-linux/issues>.

AVAILABILITY
       The exch command is part of the util-linux package which can be
       downloaded from Linux Kernel Archive
       <https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux/>.

util-linux 2.41.2		  2025-09-22			       EXCH(1)

exch(1)

exch \- atomically exchanges paths between two files

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System Information

util\-linux 2.41.2 1.0.0
Updated 2025-09-22
Maintained by Unknown

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