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| LUKSFORMAT(8) | Administrative commands | LUKSFORMAT(8) |
NAME¶
luksformat - Create and format an encrypted LUKS deviceSYNOPSIS¶
luksformat [-t fstype] device [ mkfs options ]DESCRIPTION¶
luksformat is a wrapper around cryptsetup and mkfs which provides an easy interface for creating an encrypted device that follows the LUKS standard and for putting a file system onto the encrypted device.The default file system is vfat since that is most commonly used on removable devices. However, you can specify any available file system with the -t option.
SEE ALSO¶
cryptsetup(8), mkfs(8)AUTHOR¶
This program was written by Martin Pitt <martin.pitt@ubuntu.com>.| 2019-08-26 | 2:2.1.0-5+deb10u2 |