8. System administration commands (usually only for root)
LUKSFORMAT
Section: Administrative commands (8)Updated: 2023-08-22
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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>.
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