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diff --git a/man/cryptsetup-luksHeaderRestore.8.adoc b/man/cryptsetup-luksHeaderRestore.8.adoc new file mode 100644 index 0000000..e7fa8aa --- /dev/null +++ b/man/cryptsetup-luksHeaderRestore.8.adoc @@ -0,0 +1,34 @@ += cryptsetup-luksHeaderRestore(8) +:doctype: manpage +:manmanual: Maintenance Commands +:mansource: cryptsetup {release-version} +:man-linkstyle: pass:[blue R < >] +:COMMON_OPTIONS: +:ACTION_LUKSHEADERRESTORE: + +== Name + +cryptsetup-luksHeaderRestore - restore a binary backup of the LUKS header and keyslot area + +== SYNOPSIS + +*cryptsetup _luksHeaderRestore_ --header-backup-file <file> [<options>] <device>* + +== DESCRIPTION + +Restores a binary backup of the LUKS header and keyslot area from the +specified file. + +*NOTE:* Using '-' as filename reads the header backup from a file named '-'. + +*<options>* can be [--header, --header-backup-file, --disable-locks]. + +*WARNING:* Header and keyslots will be replaced, only the passphrases +from the backup will work afterward. + +This command requires that the volume key size and data offset of the +LUKS header already on the device and of the header backup match. +Alternatively, if there is no LUKS header on the device, the backup will +also be written to it. + +include::man/common_options.adoc[] +include::man/common_footer.adoc[] |