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<span class="k">const</span> <span class="n">FSSpec</span> <span class="o">*</span> <span class="n">source</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="k">const</span> <span class="n">FSSpec</span> <span class="o">*</span> <span class="n">dest</span><span class="p">);</span>
</code></pre></div></div> <p>This function exchanges the <em>contents</em> of the two files (both forks), and exchanges the modification dates, but leaves the other metadata alone.</p> <p>The recipe for safe saving on HFS volumes is:</p> <ol> <li> <p>Save the document to a temporary file on the same volume.</p> </li> <li> <p>Exchange the contents of the original file and the temporary file with <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">FSpExchangeFiles</code>.</p> </li> </ol> <p>You can test that <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">FSpExchangeFiles</code> is supported by a volume by getting the volume parameters. Not all filesystems support this operation.</p> <h2 id="mac-os-x"> <a href="#mac-os-x" class="anchor-heading" aria-labelledby="mac-os-x"><svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#svg-link"></use></svg></a> Mac OS X </h2> <p>Mac OS X provides a Unix system call that provides the same functionality as <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">FSpExchangeFiles</code>, but with a Unix API.</p> <div class="language-c highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code><span class="kt">int</span> <span class="nf">exchangedata</span><span class="p">(</span>
<span class="k">const</span> <span class="kt">char</span> <span class="o">*</span> <span class="n">path1</span>
<span class="k">const</span> <span class="kt">char</span> <span class="o">*</span> <span class="n">path2</span><span class="p">,</span>
<span class="kt">unsigned</span> <span class="kt">int</span> <span class="n">options</span><span class="p">);</span>
</code></pre></div></div> <p>However, this function does not work on APFS.</p> <h2 id="mac-os-x-106"> <a href="#mac-os-x-106" class="anchor-heading" aria-labelledby="mac-os-x-106"><svg viewBox="0 0 16 16" aria-hidden="true"><use xlink:href="#svg-link"></use></svg></a> Mac OS X 10.6+ </h2> <p>Starting on Mac OS X 10.6, the Foundation framework provides a method for safely replacing an item on the filesystem with a new item. This method is present on <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">NSFileManager</code>:</p> <div class="language-objc highlighter-rouge"><div class="highlight"><pre class="highlight"><code><span class="k">-</span> <span class="p">(</span><span class="n">BOOL</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="nf">replaceItemAtURL</span><span class="p">:(</span><span class="n">NSURL</span> <span class="o">*</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="nv">originalItemURL</span>
<span class="nf">withItemAtURL</span><span class="p">:(</span><span class="n">NSURL</span> <span class="o">*</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="nv">newItemURL</span>
<span class="nf">backupItemName</span><span class="p">:(</span><span class="n">NSString</span> <span class="o">*</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="nv">backupItemName</span>
<span class="nf">options</span><span class="p">:(</span><span class="n">NSFileManagerItemReplacementOptions</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="nv">options</span>
<span class="nf">resultingItemURL</span><span class="p">:(</span><span class="n">NSURL</span> <span class="o">*</span> <span class="n">_Nullable</span> <span class="o">*</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="nv">resultingURL</span>
<span class="nf">error</span><span class="p">:(</span><span class="n">NSError</span> <span class="o">*</span> <span class="n">_Nullable</span> <span class="o">*</span><span class="p">)</span><span class="nv">error</span><span class="p">;</span>
</code></pre></div></div> <p>This method should be preferred for Mac OS X 10.6 and newer. Unlike <code class="language-plaintext highlighter-rouge">exchangedata()</code>, this function works on APFS.</p> </div> </div> <div class="search-overlay"></div> </div> </body> </html>
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