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-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2006 Free Software Foundation,
Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the
terms of the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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.