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NAME

6       chroot - run command or interactive shell with special root directory
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SYNOPSIS

9       chroot [OPTION] NEWROOT [COMMAND [ARG]...]
10       chroot OPTION
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DESCRIPTION

13       Run COMMAND with root directory set to NEWROOT.
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15       --groups=G_LIST
16              specify supplementary groups as g1,g2,..,gN
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18       --userspec=USER:GROUP
19              specify user and group (ID or name) to use
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21       --skip-chdir
22              do not change working directory to '/'
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24       --help display this help and exit
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26       --version
27              output version information and exit
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29       If no command is given, run '"$SHELL" -i' (default: '/bin/sh -i').
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AUTHOR

32       Written by Roland McGrath.
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REPORTING BUGS

35       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
36       Report    chroot    translation    bugs   to   <https://translationpro‐
37       ject.org/team/>
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40       Copyright © 2018 Free Software Foundation, Inc.   License  GPLv3+:  GNU
41       GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
42       This  is  free  software:  you  are free to change and redistribute it.
43       There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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SEE ALSO

46       chroot(2)
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48       Full documentation at: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/chroot>
49       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) chroot invocation'
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53GNU coreutils 8.30                 July 2018                         CHROOT(1)
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