chroot

Run command or interactive shell with special root directory. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/chroot>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/chroot.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install coreutils
Ubuntu
apt-get install coreutils
Alpine
apk add coreutils
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S coreutils
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install coreutils
CentOS
yum install coreutils
Fedora
dnf install coreutils
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install coreutils
OS X
brew install coreutils
Raspbian
apt-get install coreutils
Docker
docker run cmd.cat/chroot chroot powered by Commando

Run command or interactive shell with special root directory. More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/chroot>.

  • Run command as new root directory:
    chroot path/to/new/root command
  • Specify user and group (ID or name) to use:
    chroot --userspec=user:group

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