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= cryptsetup-luksFormat(8)
:doctype: manpage
:manmanual: Maintenance Commands
:mansource: cryptsetup {release-version}
:man-linkstyle: pass:[blue R < >]
:COMMON_OPTIONS:
:ACTION_LUKSFORMAT:
== Name
cryptsetup-luksFormat - initialize a LUKS partition and set the initial passphrase
== SYNOPSIS
*cryptsetup _luksFormat_ [<options>] <device> [<key file>]*
== DESCRIPTION
Initializes a LUKS partition and sets the initial passphrase (for
key-slot 0), either via prompting or via <key file>. Note that if the
second argument is present, then the passphrase is taken from the file
given there, without the need to use the --key-file option. Also note
that for both forms of reading the passphrase from a file you can give
'-' as file name, which results in the passphrase being read from stdin
and the safety-question being skipped.
You cannot call luksFormat on a device or filesystem that is mapped or
in use, e.g., mounted filesystem, used in LVM, active RAID member, etc. The
device or filesystem has to be un-mounted in order to call luksFormat.
To use specific version of LUKS format, use _--type luks1_ or _type luks2_.
*<options>* can be [--hash, --cipher, --verify-passphrase, --key-size,
--key-slot, --key-file (takes precedence over optional second argument),
--keyfile-offset, --keyfile-size, --use-random, --use-urandom, --uuid,
--volume-key-file, --iter-time, --header, --pbkdf-force-iterations,
--force-password, --disable-locks, --timeout, --type, --offset,
--align-payload (deprecated)].
For LUKS2, additional *<options>* can be [--integrity,
--integrity-no-wipe, --sector-size, --label, --subsystem, --pbkdf,
--pbkdf-memory, --pbkdf-parallel, --disable-locks, --disable-keyring,
--luks2-metadata-size, --luks2-keyslots-size, --keyslot-cipher,
--keyslot-key-size, --integrity-legacy-padding].
*WARNING:* Doing a luksFormat on an existing LUKS container will make
all data in the old container permanently irretrievable unless you have a
header backup.
include::man/common_options.adoc[]
include::man/common_footer.adoc[]
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