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1.1       root        1: .TH ROOT 3 
                      2: .SH NAME
                      3: root \- the root file system
                      4: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      5: .nf
                      6: .B /
                      7: .B /boot
                      8: .B /dev
                      9: .B /env
                     10: .B /proc
                     11: .B /net
                     12: .fi
                     13: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     14: The syntax
                     15: .L #/
                     16: is illegal, so this device can only be accessed directly by the kernel.
                     17: .PP
                     18: This device is set up by the kernel to be the root of
                     19: the name space.
                     20: The names in the one-level tree are mostly just place-holders,
                     21: to allow a place to
                     22: .IR bind (2)
                     23: to.
                     24: The exception is
                     25: .BR /boot ,
                     26: which provides executable code when read.
                     27: The kernel does an
                     28: .IR exec (2)
                     29: of
                     30: .B /boot
                     31: when initializing.
                     32: .SH SOURCE
                     33: .B /sys/src/9/port/devroot.c

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