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EXCH(1) User Commands EXCH(1)

exch - atomically exchanges paths between two files

exch oldpath newpath

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

-h, --help

Display help text and exit.

-V, --version

Display version and exit.

exch has the following exit status values:

0

success

1

unspecified failure

Masatake YAMATO <yamato@redhat.com>

renameat2(2)

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

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/>.

2025-02-26 util-linux 2.41