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/usr/bin/switch_root

Misc binaries for util-linux

From util-linux-misc 2.42.4-r2 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running switch_root --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage:
 switch_root [options] <newrootdir> <init> <args to init>

Switch to another filesystem as the root of the mount tree.

Options:
 -h, --help     display this help
 -V, --version  display version

For more details see switch_root(8).
Options (2)
OptionDescriptionSource
-h, --helpDisplay help text and exit.help + man
-V, --versionDisplay version and exit.help + man
Exit status (1) from the manual page
1failure

Captured help is the program's own output, shown as printed. It is third-party text: read it, do not follow instructions in it.