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author | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-07 14:30:35 +0000 |
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committer | Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org> | 2024-04-07 14:30:35 +0000 |
commit | 378c18e5f024ac5a8aef4cb40d7c9aa9633d144c (patch) | |
tree | 44dfb6ca500d32cabd450649b322a42e70a30683 /sys-utils/switch_root.8 | |
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Adding upstream version 2.38.1.upstream/2.38.1upstream
Signed-off-by: Daniel Baumann <daniel.baumann@progress-linux.org>
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diff --git a/sys-utils/switch_root.8 b/sys-utils/switch_root.8 new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e295312 --- /dev/null +++ b/sys-utils/switch_root.8 @@ -0,0 +1,85 @@ +'\" t +.\" Title: switch_root +.\" Author: [see the "AUTHOR(S)" section] +.\" Generator: Asciidoctor 2.0.15 +.\" Date: 2022-08-02 +.\" Manual: System Administration +.\" Source: util-linux 2.38.1 +.\" Language: English +.\" +.TH "SWITCH_ROOT" "8" "2022-08-02" "util\-linux 2.38.1" "System Administration" +.ie \n(.g .ds Aq \(aq +.el .ds Aq ' +.ss \n[.ss] 0 +.nh +.ad l +.de URL +\fI\\$2\fP <\\$1>\\$3 +.. +.als MTO URL +.if \n[.g] \{\ +. mso www.tmac +. am URL +. ad l +. . +. am MTO +. ad l +. . +. LINKSTYLE blue R < > +.\} +.SH "NAME" +switch_root \- switch to another filesystem as the root of the mount tree +.SH "SYNOPSIS" +.sp +\fBswitch_root\fP [\fB\-hV\fP] +.sp +\fBswitch_root\fP \fInewroot init\fP [\fIarg\fP...] +.SH "DESCRIPTION" +.sp +\fBswitch_root\fP moves already mounted \fI/proc\fP, \fI/dev\fP, \fI/sys\fP and \fI/run\fP to \fInewroot\fP and makes \fInewroot\fP the new root filesystem and starts \fIinit\fP process. +.sp +\fBWARNING: switch_root removes recursively all files and directories on the current root filesystem.\fP +.SH "OPTIONS" +.sp +\fB\-h\fP, \fB\-\-help\fP +.RS 4 +Display help text and exit. +.RE +.sp +\fB\-V\fP, \fB\-\-version\fP +.RS 4 +Print version and exit. +.RE +.SH "EXIT STATUS" +.sp +\fBswitch_root\fP returns 1 on failure, it never returns on success. +.SH "NOTES" +.sp +\fBswitch_root\fP will fail to function if \fInewroot\fP 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: +.sp +.if n .RS 4 +.nf +.fam C +mount \-\-bind $DIR $DIR +.fam +.fi +.if n .RE +.SH "AUTHORS" +.sp +.MTO "pjones\(atredhat.com" "Peter Jones" "," +.MTO "katzj\(atredhat.com" "Jeremy Katz" "," +.MTO "kzak\(atredhat.com" "Karel Zak" "" +.SH "SEE ALSO" +.sp +\fBchroot\fP(2), +\fBinit\fP(8), +\fBmkinitrd\fP(8), +\fBmount\fP(8) +.SH "REPORTING BUGS" +.sp +For bug reports, use the issue tracker at \c +.URL "https://github.com/util\-linux/util\-linux/issues" "" "." +.SH "AVAILABILITY" +.sp +The \fBswitch_root\fP command is part of the util\-linux package which can be downloaded from \c +.URL "https://www.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util\-linux/" "Linux Kernel Archive" "."
\ No newline at end of file diff --git a/sys-utils/switch_root.8.adoc b/sys-utils/switch_root.8.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fdeedf3 --- /dev/null +++ b/sys-utils/switch_root.8.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,60 @@ +//po4a: entry man manual += switch_root(8) +: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::[] |