Update dm-crypt.md

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@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ To create a encrypted device simply run:
 `cryptsetup -y -v luksFormat /dev/sda2`.
 Where `/dev/sda2` is the device you want to create.

-## Open an encrypted device
+## Open/Close an encrypted device

-To open and map a device run `cryptsetup -y -v luksFormat /dev/sda1 crypt0` where
+To open and map a device run `cryptsetup luksOpen /dev/sda1 crypt0` where
 `/dev/sda1` is your encrypted device and `crypt0` is where it will be mapped to
 with `dev/mapper/crypt0`.
+Afterwards it can be closed by running `cryptsetup close /dev/mapper/crypt0`.

 ## Resize a LUKS encrypted volume