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.IX Title "LUKSFORMAT 8"
.TH LUKSFORMAT 8 2024-02-26 2:2.7.0-1 "Administrative commands"
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.SH NAME
luksformat \- Create and format an encrypted LUKS device
.SH SYNOPSIS
.IX Header "SYNOPSIS"
\&\fBluksformat\fR [\fB\-t\fR \fIfstype\fR] \fIdevice\fR [ mkfs options ]
.SH DESCRIPTION
.IX Header "DESCRIPTION"
\&\fBluksformat\fR is a wrapper around \fBcryptsetup\fR and \fBmkfs\fR 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.
.PP
The default file system is \fBvfat\fR since that is most commonly used on
removable devices. However, you can specify any available file system with the
\&\fB\-t\fR option.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
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\&\fBcryptsetup\fR\|(8), \fBmkfs\fR\|(8)
.SH AUTHOR
.IX Header "AUTHOR"
This program was written by Martin Pitt <martin.pitt@ubuntu.com>.