SWITCH_ROOT(8) System Administration SWITCH_ROOT(8) (NAME) switch_root - (SYNOPSIS) switch_root [-hV] switch_root newroot init [arg...] (DESCRIPTION) switch_root /proc /dev /sys /run newroot newroot init . : switch_root . (OPTIONS) -h, --help . -V, --version . (EXIT STATUS) switch_root . (NOTES) newroot (mount) switch_root . bind-mounting : mount --bind $DIR $DIR (AUTHORS) Peter Jones , Jeremy Katz , Karel Zak (SEE ALSO) chroot(2), init(8), mkinitrd(8), mount(8) (REPORTING BUGS) . (AVAILABILITY) switch_root util-linux . . util-linux 2.42.3 2026-09-02 SWITCH_ROOT(8)