swaping 2 random numbers from array

hello,
I have an array x = [1,(randperm(20)+1)]
but i would like to swap 2 random numbers of that array while keeping 1 as my first integer
please let me know how to go about that

 Accepted Answer

ij = randperm(length(x)-1,2)+1;
x(ij) = x(flip(ij));

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thank you, how would i store this new order in a different varaiable?
Simply copy it
y = x;
ij = randperm(length(y)-1,2)+1;
y(ij) = y(flip(ij));

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