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NAME
       chroot - run command or interactive shell with special root directory

SYNOPSIS
       chroot NEWROOT [COMMAND...]
       chroot OPTION

DESCRIPTION
       Run COMMAND with root directory set to NEWROOT.

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
	      output version information and exit

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

AUTHOR
       Written by Roland McGrath.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to .

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This  is	 free software; see the source for copying conditions.	There
       is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICU-
       LAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
       The  full  documentation for chroot is maintained as a Texinfo manual.
       If the info and chroot programs are properly installed at  your	site,
       the command

	      info coreutils chroot

       should give you access to the complete manual.



chroot 5.2.1			 August 2006			    CHROOT(1)

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