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.TH CHROOT "1" "March 2007" "GNU coreutils 6.9" "User Commands"
.SH NAME
chroot \- run command or interactive shell with special root directory
.SH SYNOPSIS
.B chroot
\fINEWROOT \fR[\fICOMMAND\fR...]
.br
.B chroot
\fIOPTION\fR
.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
Run COMMAND with root directory set to NEWROOT.
.TP
\fB\-\-help\fR
display this help and exit
.TP
\fB\-\-version\fR
output version information and exit
.PP
If no command is given, run ``${SHELL} \fB\-i\fR'' (default: /bin/sh).
.SH AUTHOR
Written by Roland McGrath.
.SH "REPORTING BUGS"
Report bugs to <bug\-coreutils@gnu.org>.
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright \(co 2007 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
.br
This is free software.  You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
chroot(2)
.PP
The full documentation for
.B chroot
is maintained as a Texinfo manual.  If the
.B info
and
.B chroot
programs are properly installed at your site, the command
.IP
.B info chroot
.PP
should give you access to the complete manual.