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NEWROOT(8)							    NEWROOT(8)

NAME
       newroot - replace the current root with a new one

SYNOPSIS
       newroot [-i] block-special

OPTIONS
       -i Copy mfs binary from boot image to memory

DESCRIPTION
       Newroot	causes	the present / file system to be discarded and replaced
       by the one stored in the device indicated by block-special.

       The -i option may be used to prevent loading the	 file  system  service
       for  the new file system from disk. This is useful when for some reason
       the mfs binary on disk malfunctions, rendering Minix unable to boot.

       This command is normally used to replace the initial ramdisk loaded  as
       part  of	 the  operating system, with the operational version stored on
       disk. As such, it should be invoked from the /etc/rc stored in the ini‐
       tial-ramdisk image.

NOTES
       Newroot should be used before any "real" use of the mount(1) command.

SEE ALSO
       init(8), mount(1), mount(2).

AUTHOR
       Newroot.c was written by Philip Homburg.

			      February 1st, 2010		    NEWROOT(8)

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