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@ -8,11 +8,12 @@ To create a encrypted device simply run:
`cryptsetup -y -v luksFormat /dev/sda2`. `cryptsetup -y -v luksFormat /dev/sda2`.
Where `/dev/sda2` is the device you want to create. 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 `/dev/sda1` is your encrypted device and `crypt0` is where it will be mapped to
with `dev/mapper/crypt0`. with `dev/mapper/crypt0`.
Afterwards it can be closed by running `cryptsetup close /dev/mapper/crypt0`.
## Resize a LUKS encrypted volume ## Resize a LUKS encrypted volume

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