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From: j@uriah.heep.sax.de (J Wunsch)
Newsgroups: comp.unix.bsd.freebsd.misc
Subject: Re: goddamn chroot()
Date: 5 Feb 1996 11:54:25 GMT
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davidtay@interport.net (David Tay) writes:
> is it just me or is chroot the most elusive command around? why is it 
> that everyone mentions it casually but never explain what it is?
> 
> is there a man page for this?

j@uriah 215% apropos chroot
chroot(2)                - change root directory
chroot(8)                - change root directory

-- 
cheers, J"org

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