From 54b6467013bfbdb3ee606961c02fbff1271ca582 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Laurent Bercot Date: Fri, 19 Sep 2014 15:01:58 +0000 Subject: initial commit --- doc/s6-pivotchroot.html | 41 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1 file changed, 41 insertions(+) create mode 100644 doc/s6-pivotchroot.html (limited to 'doc/s6-pivotchroot.html') diff --git a/doc/s6-pivotchroot.html b/doc/s6-pivotchroot.html new file mode 100644 index 0000000..42ba383 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/s6-pivotchroot.html @@ -0,0 +1,41 @@ + + + + + s6-linux-utils: the s6-pivotchroot program + + + + + + +

+s6-linux-utils
+Software
+skarnet.org +

+ +

The `s6-pivotchroot` program

+ +

+s6-pivotchroot performs a pivot_root system call, +then changes root to the new root filesystem and executes a program. +

+ +

Interface

+ +

+     s6-pivotchroot newroot putold prog...
+

+ +

s6-pivotchroot sets the root filesystem to newroot, +which must be a mounted filesystem entry point. The old root filesystem +will be available under putold (relative to the old root).
s6-pivotchroot changes directory to the new root, performs +a chroot system call to the new root, and executes prog +with its arguments. prog is searched under the new root.

+ + + -- cgit v1.3.1

The s6-pivotchroot program

Interface

The `s6-pivotchroot` program