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Manpage of CHROOT

CHROOT

Section: FSF (8)
Updated: July 2001
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NAME

chroot - run command or interactive shell with special root directory

SYNOPSIS

chroot NEWROOT [COMMAND...]
chroot OPTION

DESCRIPTION

Run COMMAND with root directory set to NEWROOT.

--help: display this help and exit
--version: output version information and exit

If no command is given, run ``${SHELL} -i'' (default: /bin/sh).

AUTHOR

Written by Roland McGrath.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-sh-utils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2000 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for chroot is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and chroot programs are properly installed at your site, the command

: info chroot

should give you access to the complete manual.

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