Is the ReplaceFile Windows API a convenience function only, or does it achieve anything beyond what could be coded using multiple calls to MoveFileEx?

I'm currently in the situation where I need to

  1. write a temporary file and then
  2. rename this temporary file to the original filename, possibly replacing the original file.

I thought about using MoveFileEx with MOVEFILE_REPLACE_EXISTING (since I don't need a backup or anything) but there is also the ReplaceFile API and since it is mentioned under Alternatives to TxF.

This got me thinking: Does ReplaceFile actually do anything special, or is it just a convenience wrapper for MoveFile(Ex)?

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