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+//po4a: entry man manual
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+:doctype: manpage
+:man manual: System Administration
+:man source: util-linux {release-version}
+:page-layout: base
+:command: switch_root
+
+== NAME
+
+switch_root - switch to another filesystem as the root of the mount tree
+
+== SYNOPSIS
+
+*switch_root* [*-hV*]
+
+*switch_root* _newroot init_ [_arg_...]
+
+== DESCRIPTION
+
+*switch_root* moves already mounted _/proc_, _/dev_, _/sys_ and _/run_ to _newroot_ and makes _newroot_ the new root filesystem and starts _init_ process.
+
+*WARNING: switch_root removes recursively all files and directories on the current root filesystem.*
+
+== OPTIONS
+
+include::man-common/help-version.adoc[]
+
+== EXIT STATUS
+
+*switch_root* returns 1 on failure, it never returns on success.
+
+== NOTES
+
+*switch_root* will fail to function if _newroot_ is not the root of a mount. If you want to switch root into a directory that does not meet this requirement then you can first use a bind-mounting trick to turn any directory into a mount point:
+
+....
+mount --bind $DIR $DIR
+....
+
+== AUTHORS
+
+mailto:pjones@redhat.com[Peter Jones],
+mailto:katzj@redhat.com[Jeremy Katz],
+mailto:kzak@redhat.com[Karel Zak]
+
+== SEE ALSO
+
+*chroot*(2),
+*init*(8),
+*mkinitrd*(8),
+*mount*(8)
+
+include::man-common/bugreports.adoc[]
+
+include::man-common/footer.adoc[]
+
+ifdef::translation[]
+include::man-common/translation.adoc[]
+endif::[]