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.\"     Title: exch
.\"    Author: [see the "AUTHOR(S)" section]
.\" Generator: Asciidoctor 2.0.20
.\"      Date: 2024-05-28
.\"    Manual: User Commands
.\"    Source: util-linux 2.40.2
.\"  Language: English
.\"
.TH "EXCH" "1" "2024-05-28" "util\-linux 2.40.2" "User Commands"
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.SH "NAME"
exch \- atomically exchanges paths between two files
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fBexch\fP \fIoldpath\fP \fInewpath\fP
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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\fBexch\fP atomically exchanges oldpath and newpath.
\fBexch\fP is a simple command wrapping \fBRENAME_EXCHANGE\fP of \fBrenameat2\fP
system call.
.SH "OPTIONS"
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\fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP
.RS 4
Display help text and exit.
.RE
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\fB\-V\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP
.RS 4
Print version and exit.
.RE
.SH "EXIT STATUS"
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\fBexch\fP has the following exit status values:
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\fB0\fP
.RS 4
success
.RE
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\fB1\fP
.RS 4
unspecified failure
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.SH "AUTHORS"
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.MTO "yamato\(atredhat.com" "Masatake YAMATO" ""
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\fBrenameat2\fP(2)
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
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For bug reports, use the issue tracker at \c
.URL "https://github.com/util\-linux/util\-linux/issues" "" "."
.SH "AVAILABILITY"
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The \fBexch\fP command is part of the util\-linux package which can be downloaded from \c
.URL "https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util\-linux/" "Linux Kernel Archive" "."