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 2025-02-26 EXCH(1)
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