arch-chroot:tldr:89f9f
The command arch-chroot is a command used in Arch Linux to enter a chroot environment. Chroot stands for change root, and it allows you to switch the root directory for a particular process or command. This can be useful when you need to run commands or perform tasks on a different Linux system installed on your disk.
Here's how the command is structured:
arch-chroot: This is the main executable command to enter the chroot environment.${path-to-new-root}: This is the path to the new root directory you want to enter. It should be an absolute path.${command}: This is the command you want to execute within the chroot environment.${command_arguments}: These are the arguments or options specific to the command you mentioned.
When you run this command, it will create a new process and switch the root directory to the one specified by ${path-to-new-root}. Then, it will execute the ${command} with the given ${command_arguments} within the chroot environment.
For example, if you want to run the ls command with the argument -l within the chroot environment located at /mnt/arch, the command would look like this:
arch-chroot /mnt/arch ls -l
Note that the above example assumes you have already set up a chroot environment at /mnt/arch.