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CHROOT(1)			 User Commands			     CHROOT(1)

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

SYNOPSIS
       chroot [OPTION] NEWROOT [COMMAND	[ARG]...]
       chroot OPTION

DESCRIPTION
       Run COMMAND with	root directory set to NEWROOT.

       --groups=G_LIST
	      specify supplementary groups as g1,g2,..,gN

       --userspec=USER:GROUP
	      specify user and group (ID or name) to use

       --skip-chdir
	      do not change working directory to '/'

       --help display this help	and exit

       --version
	      output version information and exit

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

   Exit	status:
       125    if the chroot command itself fails

       126    if COMMAND is found but cannot be	invoked

       127    if COMMAND cannot	be found

       -      the exit status of COMMAND otherwise

AUTHOR
       Written by Roland McGrath.

REPORTING BUGS
       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
       Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  (C) 2025 Free	Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU
       GPL version 3 or	later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
       This is free software: you are free  to	change	and  redistribute  it.
       There is	NO WARRANTY, to	the extent permitted by	law.

SEE ALSO
       chroot(2)

       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/chroot>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) chroot invocation'

GNU coreutils 9.6		 January 2025			     CHROOT(1)

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