CHROOT(1M)                                             CHROOT(1M)



     NAME
          chroot - change root directory for a command

     SYNOPSIS
          /etc/chroot newroot command

     DESCRIPTION
          chroot causes the given command to be executed relative to
          the new root.  The meaning of any initial slashes (/) in the
          path names is changed for the command and any of its child
          processes to newroot.  Furthermore, upon execution, the
          initial working directory is newroot.

          Notice, however, that if you redirect the output of the
          command to a file:

               chroot newroot command >x

          will create the file x relative to the original root of the
          command, not the new one.

          The new root path name is always relative to the current
          root: even if a chroot is currently in effect, the newroot
          argument is relative to the current root of the running
          process.

          This command can be run only by the super-user.

     SEE ALSO
          cd(1) in the User's Reference Manual.
          chroot(2) in the Programmer's Reference Manual.

     BUGS
          One should exercise extreme caution when referencing device
          files in the new root file system.

     ORIGIN
          AT&T V.3

















     Page 1                                        (last mod. 8/20/87)