chroot(8)chroot(8)Namechroot - change root directory for a command
Syntax
/usr/bin/chroot newroot command
Description
The program is executed relative to the new root. The meaning of any
initial slashes (/) in path names is changed for a command and any of
its children to newroot. Furthermore, the initial working directory is
newroot.
The new root path name is always relative to the current root: even if
a is currently in effect, the newroot argument is relative to the cur‐
rent root of the running process.
Restrictions
This program is restricted to processes with appropriate privileges.
Use extreme caution when referencing special files in the new root file
system.
Examples
The following example will create the file x relative to the original
root, not the new one.
% chroot newroot command >x
See Alsochdir(2), chroot(2)chroot(8)