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@@ -5,12 +5,15 @@
prokit-shell \- Run a shell in an isolated environment
.SH SYNOPSIS
-\fBprokit shell\fP \fIroot-dir\fP [\fIcommand\fP [\fIargument\fP ...]]
+\fBprokit shell\fP \fIroot\fP [\fIcommand\fP [\fIargument\fP ...]]
.SH DESCRIPTION
\fBprokit shell\fP starts a shell in an isolated file system environment (using
\fBchroot\fP(8)) with basic file systems mounted.
.P
+If \fIroot\fP is a block device node, the block device is mounted and a shell is
+started in its file system.
+.P
If a \fIcommand\fP is given (with optional \fIargument\fPs), it is executed in a
non-interactive shell.
@@ -20,6 +23,8 @@ non-interactive shell.
# prokit shell $root echo Hello world
.IP \[bu]
# prokit shell $root 'opkg install build-essential-$(cat /etc/proteanos_arch)'
+.IP \[bu]
+# prokit shell /dev/sdb1
.SH COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2014 Patrick "P. J." McDermott