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diff --git a/doc/arch-chroot.8.asciidoc b/doc/arch-chroot.8.asciidoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..ada7d40 --- /dev/null +++ b/doc/arch-chroot.8.asciidoc @@ -0,0 +1,46 @@ +arch-chroot(8) +============== + +Name +---- +arch-chroot - enhanced chroot command + +Synopsis +-------- +arch-chroot [options] chroot-dir [command] + +Description +----------- +arch-chroot wraps the linkman:chroot[1] command while ensuring that important +functionality is available, e.g. mounting '/dev/', '/proc' and other API +filesystems, or exposing linkman:resolv.conf[5] to the chroot. + +If 'command' is unspecified, arch-chroot will launch */bin/bash*. + +[NOTE] +====== +The target chroot-dir *should* be a mountpoint. This ensures that tools such as +linkman:pacman[8] or linkman:findmnt[8] have an accurate hierarchy of the +mounted filesystems within the chroot. If your chroot target is not a +mountpoint, you can bind mount the directory on itself to make it a mountpoint, +i.e.: + +'mount --bind /your/chroot /your/chroot' +====== + + +Options +------- + +*-u <user>[:group]*:: + Specify non-root user and optional group to use. + +*-h*:: + Output syntax and command line options. + +See Also +-------- + +linkman:pacman[1] + +include::footer.asciidoc[] |
