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CHROOT(8)						      System Manager's Manual							 CHROOT(8)

NAME
       chroot - change root directory

SYNOPSIS
       chroot newroot [ command ]

DESCRIPTION
       The  chroot command changes its root directory to the supplied directory newroot and exec's command, if supplied, or an interactive copy of
       your shell (as specified by the environmental variable SHELL) if not.  /bin/sh is used if SHELL is not specified.

       Note, command or the shell are run as your real-user-id.

SEE ALSO
       chdir(2), chroot(2), environ(7)

4.3 Berkeley Distribution					 December 5, 1988							 CHROOT(8)