tldr/pages/linux/cryptsetup.md

# cryptsetup

> Manage plain dm-crypt and LUKS encrypted volumes.

- Format a drive (or a file) to make it a LUKS volume:

`cryptsetup luksFormat {{path/to/luks_volume_to_be}}`

- Open a volume so that you can access it decrypted on the fly at /dev/mapper/{{a}}:

`cryptsetup luksOpen {{path/to/luks_volume_to_be}} {{a}}`
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			`> Manage plain dm-crypt and LUKS encrypted volumes.`

			`- Format a drive (or a file) to make it a LUKS volume:`

Apply the 'path/to/item' convention uniformly (#947) 2016-07-13 11:53:22 +03:00			`cryptsetup luksFormat {{path/to/luks_volume_to_be}}`
Add cryptsetup.md. 2016-06-17 15:16:02 +03:00
			`- Open a volume so that you can access it decrypted on the fly at /dev/mapper/{{a}}:`

Apply the 'path/to/item' convention uniformly (#947) 2016-07-13 11:53:22 +03:00			`cryptsetup luksOpen {{path/to/luks_volume_to_be}} {{a}}`