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+# cryptsetup
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+> Manage plain dm-crypt and LUKS encrypted volumes.
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+- Format a drive (or a file) to make it a LUKS volume:
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+`cryptsetup luksFormat {{path_to_luks_volume_to_be}}`
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+- Open a volume so that you can access it decrypted on the fly at /dev/mapper/{{a}}:
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+`cryptsetup luksOpen {{path_to_luks_volume_to_be}} {{a}}`