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pivot_root.2: Rework a "hanging" description into an earlier paragraph
The reference of "Note that this also applies" was vague. So combine this paragraph with an earlier one to make the linkage clearer. Signed-off-by: Michael Kerrisk <mtk.manpages@gmail.com>
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An easy way to ensure this is to change their
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root and current working directory to \fInew_root\fP before invoking
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root and current working directory to \fInew_root\fP before invoking
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.BR pivot_root ().
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.BR pivot_root ().
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Note also that
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.BR pivot_root ()
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may or may not affect the calling process's current working directory.
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It is therefore recommended to call
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\fBchdir("/")\fP immediately after
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.BR pivot_root ().
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.PP
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The paragraph above is intentionally vague because the implementation of
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The paragraph above is intentionally vague because the implementation of
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.BR pivot_root ()
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.BR pivot_root ()
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if they point to the old root directory.
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if they point to the old root directory.
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See also NOTES.
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See also NOTES.
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.PP
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.PP
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Note that this also applies to the calling process:
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.BR pivot_root ()
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may or may not affect its current working directory.
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It is therefore recommended to call
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\fBchdir("/")\fP immediately after
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.BR pivot_root ().
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.PP
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The following restrictions apply:
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The following restrictions apply:
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.IP \- 3
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.IP \- 3
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.IR new_root
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.IR new_root
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