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.TH CHROOT 1 "2026-09-01"
.SH NAME
chroot \- Run COMMAND with root directory set to NEWROOT.
.SH SYNOPSIS
\fBchroot\fR [OPTION]... NEWROOT [COMMAND [ARG]...]
.SH DESCRIPTION
Run COMMAND with root directory set to NEWROOT.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
\fB\-\-groups\fR \fI<GROUP1,GROUP2...>\fR
Comma\-separated list of groups to switch to
.TP
\fB\-\-userspec\fR \fI<USER:GROUP>\fR
Colon\-separated user and group to switch to.
.TP
\fB\-\-skip\-chdir\fR
Use this option to not change the working directory to / after changing the root directory to newroot, i.e., inside the chroot.
.TP
\fB\-h\fR, \fB\-\-help\fR
Print help
.TP
\fB\-V\fR, \fB\-\-version\fR
Print version
.SH VERSION
v(uutils coreutils) 0.11.0