---
name: "runsvchdir"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "runit"
version: "2.2.0-3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/runsvchdir"
---

# runsvchdir(8)

change services directory of runsvdir(8)

## NAME

runsvchdir - change services directory of [runsvdir(8)](/runsvdir/8.md)

## SYNOPSIS

**runsvchdir** *dir*

## DESCRIPTION

*dir* is a services directory for the use with [**runsvdir**(8)](/runsvdir/8.md). If *dir* does not start with a slash, it is searched in /etc/runit/runsvdir/. *dir* must not start with a dot.

**runsvchdir** switches to the directory */etc/runit/runsvdir/*, copies *current* to *previous*, and replaces *current* with a symlink pointing to *dir*.

Normally  */etc/service* is a symlink to *current*, and [**runsvdir**(8)](/runsvdir/8.md) is running */etc/service/*.

## EXIT CODES

**runsvchdir** prints an error message and exits 111 on error. **runsvchdir** exits 0 on success.

## FILES

 /etc/runit/runsvdir/previous\
  /etc/runit/runsvdir/current\
  /etc/runit/runsvdir/current.new

## SEE ALSO

[runsvdir(8)](/runsvdir/8.md), [runit(8)](/runit/8.md), [runit-init(8)](/runit-init/8.md), [sv(8)](/sv/8.md), [runsv(8)](/runsv/8.md)

http://smarden.org/runit/

## AUTHOR

Gerrit Pape \<pape@smarden.org\>