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class method

Dir.chroot

Dir.chroot( string ) → 0

static VALUE
dir_s_chroot(VALUE dir, VALUE path)
{
    path = check_dirname(path);
    if (chroot(RSTRING_PTR(path)) == -1)
        rb_sys_fail_path(path);

    return INT2FIX(0);
}

Changes this process’s idea of the file system root. Only a privileged process may make this call. Not available on all platforms. On Unix systems, see chroot(2) for more information.

See also .children .delete .chdir .each_child also in 4.1 · 4.0 · 3.4 · 3.3 · 3.2 · 3.1

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