chroot
run command or interactive shell with special root directory
- Provided by: coreutils (Version: 8.21-1ubuntu5.4)
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run command or interactive shell with special root directory
chroot [OPTION] NEWROOT [COMMAND
[ARG]...]
chroot OPTION
Run COMMAND with root directory set to NEWROOT.
If no command is given, run '${SHELL} -i' (default: '/bin/sh -i').
Written by Roland McGrath.
Report chroot bugs to bug-coreutils@gnu.org
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Copyright © 2013 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License
GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO
WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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
should give you access to the complete manual.