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chroot - run command or interactive shell with special root directory

Author

       Written by Roland McGrath.

Description

       Run COMMAND with root directory set to NEWROOT.

       --groups=G_LIST
              specify supplementary groups as g1,g2,..,gN

       --userspec=USER:GROUP
              specify user and group (ID or name) to use

       --skip-chdir
              do not change working directory to '/'

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

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

   Exitstatus:
       125    if the chroot command itself fails

       126    if COMMAND is found but cannot be invoked

       127    if COMMAND cannot be found

       -      the exit status of COMMAND otherwise

Name

       chroot - run command or interactive shell with special root directory

Reporting Bugs

       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
       Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>

See Also

chroot(2)

       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/chroot>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) chroot invocation'

GNU coreutils 9.5                                   May 2025                                           CHROOT(8)

Synopsis

chroot [OPTION] NEWROOT [COMMAND [ARG]...]
       chrootOPTION

See Also