Linux switch_root Command

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

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]
       switch_root newroot 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:

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.