Linux switch_root Command

What is Linux switch_root Command?#

In this tutorial we learn how to use switch_root command in Linux. switch_root command is switch_root - switch to another filesystem as the root of the mount tree.

switch_root Syntax#

switch_root [-hV] new_root init [arg...]

switch_root Examples#

switch_root Command Manual / Help#

We can use man and info command to see the manual page of switch_root command. switch_root command also have --help option to show list of options.

To open man page for switch_root command we can use command below. To exit man or info page you can press q.

man switch_root

To open info page for switch_root command we can use command below.

info switch_root

To open help page from switch_root command we can run command below.

switch_root --help

Linux switch_root Command Source Code#

You can find switch_root command source code from the folowing repositories:

• switch_root source code on GitHub
• util-linux releases on kernel.org

Related Linux Commands#

You can read tutorials of related Linux commands below:

• Linux w Command
• Linux id Command
• Linux who Command

Summary#

In this tutorial we learn how to use switch_root in Linux with practical examples. Visit our Linux Commands guide to learn more about using command line interface in Linux.