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+.TH NEWNS 2
+.SH NAME
+Newns: newns, newuser \- build a new name space from a description file
+.SH SYNOPSIS
+.EX
+include "newns.m";
+ns := load Newns Newns->PATH;
+
+newns:   fn(user: string, nsfile: string): string;
+newuser: fn(user: string, cap: string, nsfile: string): string;
+.EE
+.SH DESCRIPTION
+.B Newns
+reads file
+.I nsfile
+and builds a new name space based on the commands it contains.
+The file has the format defined by
+.IR namespace (6).
+If
+.I nsfile
+is
+.B nil
+or empty, then
+.B newns
+attempts to read file the file
+.BR namespace .
+.PP
+.B Newuser
+uses a capability
+.I cap
+suitable for
+.IR cap (3)
+to change the current process's user name to
+.IR user ,
+and uses
+.B newns
+and
+.I nsfile
+to build it a new name space.
+The capability is typically obtained via
+.IR factotum (4).
+.SH SOURCE
+.B /appl/lib/newns.b
+.SH SEE ALSO
+.IR sys-bind (2),
+.IR sys-chdir (2),
+.IR sys-pctl (2),
+.IR factotum (4),
+.IR namespace (6)