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| author | Laurent Bercot <ska-skaware@skarnet.org> | 2014-09-19 15:01:58 +0000 |
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| committer | Laurent Bercot <ska-skaware@skarnet.org> | 2014-09-19 15:01:58 +0000 |
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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 @@ +<html> + <head> + <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" /> + <meta http-equiv="Content-Language" content="en" /> + <title>s6-linux-utils: the s6-pivotchroot program</title> + <meta name="Description" content="s6-linux-utils: the pivotchroot program" /> + <meta name="Keywords" content="s6 linux administration root utilities pivot_root chroot pivotchroot" /> + <!-- <link rel="stylesheet" type="text/css" href="http://skarnet.org/default.css" /> --> + </head> +<body> + +<p> +<a href="index.html">s6-linux-utils</a><br /> +<a href="http://skarnet.org/software/">Software</a><br /> +<a href="http://skarnet.org/">skarnet.org</a> +</p> + +<h1> The <tt>s6-pivotchroot</tt> program </h1> + +<p> +<tt>s6-pivotchroot</tt> performs a <em>pivot_root</em> system call, +then changes root to the new root filesystem and executes a program. +</p> + +<h2> Interface </h2> + +<pre> + s6-pivotchroot <em>newroot</em> <em>putold</em> <em>prog...</em> +</pre> + +<ul> + <li> <tt>s6-pivotchroot</tt> sets the root filesystem to <em>newroot</em>, +which must be a mounted filesystem entry point. The old root filesystem +will be available under <em>putold</em> (relative to the old root). </li> + <li> <tt>s6-pivotchroot</tt> changes directory to the new root, performs +a <em>chroot</em> system call to the new root, and executes <em>prog</em> +with its arguments. <em>prog</em> is searched under the new root. </li> +</ul> + +</body> +</html> |