NAME

chroot — run command with changed root directory

SYNOPSIS

chroot

[-dI] newroot [command [arguments ...]]

DESCRIPTION

chroot changes the root directory to newroot and runs command with the given arguments. command defaults to sh(1). The working directory for command is changed to /. The options are as follows:

-d, --devices

Mount /dev from the host system into the /dev inside newroot. The mountpoint is removed when command completes. This option is useful for running installations.

-I, --init

Become an init process using setinit(2) and transfer the controlling terminal temporarily to the new session using the TIOCSCTTY ioctl(2).

ENVIRONMENT

The environment is preserved. PATH is used to search for command.

EXIT STATUS

chroot will exit 0 on success and non-zero otherwise.

SEE ALSO

chroot(2)