{
    "mode": "man",
    "parameter": "overlayroot-chroot",
    "section": "8",
    "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/overlayroot-chroot/8/json",
    "generated": "2026-10-08T09:18:48Z",
    "synopsis": "overlayroot-chroot [COMMAND [ARG]...]",
    "sections": {
        "NAME": {
            "content": "overlayroot-chroot - chroot into the lower filesystem in a writable mode\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SYNOPSIS": {
            "content": "overlayroot-chroot [COMMAND [ARG]...]\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "DESCRIPTION": {
            "content": "overlayroot-chroot  is a program that sets up bind mounts for /proc, /run, and /sys, remounts\nthe lower directory in an overlayfs with write capabilities and will chroot(8) into it.  Upon\nexit, the bind mounts are unmounted.\n\nAny [COMMAND [ARG]...] are passed directly through to chroot(8).\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "SEE ALSO": {
            "content": "chroot(8)\n\n",
            "subsections": []
        },
        "AUTHOR": {
            "content": "This manpage and the utility were written by Dustin Kirkland <kirkland@ubuntu.com> for Ubuntu\nsystems (but may be used by others).  Permission is granted to copy, distribute and/or modify\nthis document and the utility under the terms of the GNU General Public  License,  Version  3\npublished by the Free Software Foundation.\n\nThe  complete  text  of  the GNU General Public License can be found in /usr/share/common-li‐\ncenses/GPL on Debian/Ubuntu systems, or on the web at http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.txt.\n\noverlayroot-chroot                          20 July 2012                       overlayroot-chroot(8)",
            "subsections": []
        }
    },
    "summary": "overlayroot-chroot - chroot into the lower filesystem in a writable mode",
    "flags": [],
    "examples": [],
    "see_also": [
        {
            "name": "chroot",
            "section": "8",
            "url": "https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/chroot/8/json"
        }
    ]
}