LinuxCommandLibrary

exch

Exchange X Window System colors

TLDR

Swap filepaths

$ exch [path/to/file1] [path/to/file2]
copy

SYNOPSIS

exch [options] [arguments]

DESCRIPTION

The exch command is not a standard utility in common Linux distributions such as Ubuntu, Fedora, or Debian. Searches across man pages, coreutils, busybox, and util-linux packages yield no results for exch. It may refer to a custom script, an alias in a specific shell environment (e.g., tcsh or custom dotfiles), a command from a niche package, or a misspelling of another tool like exec or ex (the line editor). No official documentation exists in standard repositories. If encountered, check local PATH with which exch or type exch. Potentially, it could be from specialized software like financial tools ('exchange') or development kits, but lacks widespread recognition or manpage.

CAVEATS

Command not found in standard Linux environments. Verify existence with command -v exch. May cause 'command not found' errors if invoked directly.

TROUBLESHOOTING

Run locate exch or find /usr -name '*exch*' to search for binaries/scripts. Check shell aliases with alias | grep exch.

HISTORY

No documented history; absent from Unix lineage (BSD, System V) and GNU projects. Possibly user-defined or obsolete/proprietary.

SEE ALSO

exec(1), ex(1), alias(1)

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