1LUKS-FORMAT(1)                                                  LUKS-FORMAT(1)
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NAME

6       luks-format - tool to format an encrypted disk
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SYNOPSIS

9       luks-format [OPTIONS] DEVICE
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DESCRIPTION

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

18       -h, --help
19              Print a list of options.
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AUTHOR

51       W. Michael Petullo
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