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CHROOT 8 ""
C 6 NAME
chroot - change root directory
SYNOPSIS
chroot newroot [ command ] DESCRIPTION
The
chroot command changes its root directory to the supplied directory
newroot and exec's
command , if supplied, or an interactive copy of your shell (as specified
by the environmental variable
SHELL ) if not.
/bin/sh is used if
SHELL is not specified.
Note, command or the shell are run as your real-user-id.
"SEE ALSO"
chdir(2), chroot(2), environ(7)