chroot(1)                                                     chroot(1)

  chroot

  NAME

    chroot - change root directory

  SYNOPSIS

    chroot newroot [command]

  DESCRIPTION

    The chroot(1) command changes its root directory to the supplied directory
    newroot and executes command, if it is supplied, or it executes an
    interactive copy of your shell.

    Note, command or the shell are run as your real user identifier (ID).

  ENVIRONMENT

    The following environment variable is referenced by chroot:

    SHELL
        If set, the string specified by SHELL is interpreted as the name of
        the shell to execute. If the variable SHELL is not set, /bin/sh is
        used.

  NOTE

    The chroot binary is located in /usr/sbin.

  SEE ALSO

    chdir(2)

    chroot(2)