From: Paul Eggert <eggert@cs.ucla.edu>
Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2024 22:01:07 +0000 (-0700)
Subject: doc: clarify mv --exchange
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doc: clarify mv --exchange

In the manual, say it exchanges all data and metadata.
Suggested by Pádraig Brady in:
https://debbugs.gnu.org/cgi/bugreport.cgi?bug=69532#59
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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi
index ffe47aad54..e36269588b 100644
--- a/doc/coreutils.texi
+++ b/doc/coreutils.texi
@@ -10277,6 +10277,7 @@ fail with a diagnostic instead of copying and then removing the file.
 @opindex --exchange
 Exchange source and destination instead of renaming source to destination.
 Both files must exist; they need not be the same type.
+This exchanges all data and metadata.
 
 This option can be used to replace one directory with another.
 When used this way, it should be combined with