On 06/09/2009 04:48 PM, Karel Zak wrote: > Signed-off-by: Karel Zak <kzak@xxxxxxxxxx> Thanks for writing this! Definitely: Acked-by: Peter Jones <pjones@xxxxxxxxxx> > --- > sys-utils/.gitignore | 1 + > sys-utils/Makefile.am | 1 + > sys-utils/switch_root.8 | 35 +++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ > 3 files changed, 37 insertions(+), 0 deletions(-) > create mode 100644 sys-utils/switch_root.8 > > diff --git a/sys-utils/.gitignore b/sys-utils/.gitignore > index 6f0be71..aaadf80 100644 > --- a/sys-utils/.gitignore > +++ b/sys-utils/.gitignore > @@ -37,6 +37,7 @@ sparc32bash.8 > sparc64.8 > sparc.8 > switch_root > +switch_root.8 > tunelp > vidmode.8 > x86_64.8 > diff --git a/sys-utils/Makefile.am b/sys-utils/Makefile.am > index 6700677..27f85b8 100644 > --- a/sys-utils/Makefile.am > +++ b/sys-utils/Makefile.am > @@ -30,6 +30,7 @@ endif > > if BUILD_SWITCH_ROOT > sbin_PROGRAMS += switch_root > +dist_man_MANS += switch_root.8 > endif > > if BUILD_ARCH > diff --git a/sys-utils/switch_root.8 b/sys-utils/switch_root.8 > new file mode 100644 > index 0000000..b22bfa1 > --- /dev/null > +++ b/sys-utils/switch_root.8 > @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ > +.\" Karel Zak <kzak@xxxxxxxxxx> > +.TH SWITCH_ROOT 8 "June 2009" "Linux" > +.SH NAME > +switch_root \- switch to another filesystem as the root of the mount tree. > +.SH SYNOPSIS > +.B switch_root > +.I newroot > +.I init > +.RB [ \fIarg\fP > +.RB ...] > +.SH DESCRIPTION > +.B switch_root > +moves already mounted /proc, /dev and /sys to > +.I newroot > +and makes > +.I newroot > +the new root filesystem and starts > +.I init > +process. > + > +.B WARNING: switch_root removes recursively all files and directories on the current root filesystem. > +.SH "SEE ALSO" > +.BR mount (8) > +.BR chroot (2) > +.BR init (8) > +.BR mkinitrd (8) > +.SH AUTHORS > +.nf > +Peter Jones <pjones@xxxxxxxxxx> > +Jeremy Katz <katzj@xxxxxxxxxx> > +Karel Zak <kzak@xxxxxxxxxx> > +.fi > +.SH AVAILABILITY > +The switch_root command is part of the util-linux-ng package and is available from > +ftp://ftp.kernel.org/pub/linux/utils/util-linux-ng/. -- Peter I hope you know that this will go down on your permanent record. -- To unsubscribe from this list: send the line "unsubscribe util-linux-ng" in the body of a message to majordomo@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx More majordomo info at http://vger.kernel.org/majordomo-info.html
