Switch Root - Change Root Filesystem | Online Free DevTools by Hexmos
Change root filesystem with Switch Root. Switch root directory and initialize a new environment. Free online tool, no registration required.
switch_root
Use a different filesystem as the root of the mount tree. Note:
switch_root
will fail to function if the new root is not the root of a mount. Use bind-mounting as a workaround. See also:chroot
,mount
. More information: https://manned.org/switch_root.8.
- Move
/proc
,/dev
,/sys
and/run
to the specified filesystem, use this filesystem as the new root and start the specified init process:
switch_root {{new_root}} {{/sbin/init}}
- Display help:
switch_root {{[-h|--help]}}