luks-format(1) - Linux man page

Name

luks-format - tool to format an encrypted disk

Synopsis

luks-format [OPTIONS] DEVICE

Description

Luks-format is a tool that will format a disk to contain a dm-crypt encrypted filesystem with a LUKS header.

Options

-h, --help

Print a list of options.

-v, --verbose

Verbose display of messages.

-d, --dry-run

Do not actually perform any operations on device.

-t, --fs-type TYPE

Set the filesystem type to use.

-c, --fs-cipher CIPHER

Set the cipher used to encrypt the filesystem.

-l, --fs-keylen LENGTH

Length in bits of encryption key.

-n, --volume-name NAME

Set the name of the filesystem.

-k, --check

Check the device for bad blocks.

Author

W. Michael Petullo