[arch-general] Difference between mkarchroot and arch-chroot

[Kwpolska]

On Tue, Jan 15, 2013 at 9:38 AM, gt <static.vortex at gmx.com> wrote:
> Can someone elaborate on the difference between mkarchroot and
> arch-chroot?
>
> Basically, i want a chrooted environment for testing some program.
>
> Alternatively, is there any other better way to create an isolated
> environment, apart from chroot and VMs.

arch-chroot — chrooting into an existing environment, using on the
Arch install medium to get to your brand new root you pacstrap’d ten
seconds ago (or for recovery of an existing root).

mkarchroot — creating a brand new Arch Linux environment/root.

So, two different things when you think about it.
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