NAME¶
luksformat - Create and format an encrypted LUKS device
SYNOPSIS¶
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>.