NAME¶

luksdemount — mounts a Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) Disk Encrypted volume

SYNOPSIS¶

DESCRIPTION¶

luksdemount is a utility to mount a Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) Disk Encrypted volume

luksdemount is part of the libluksde package. libluksde is a library to access the Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) Disk Encryption format

source a Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) Disk Encrypted volume mount_point the directory to serve as mount point

The options are as follows:

-h

shows this help

-k key

specify the key formatted in base16

-o offset

specify the volume offset in bytes

-p password

specify the password (or passphrase)

-u

unattended mode (disables user interaction)

-v

verbose output to stderr, while luksdemount will remain running in the foreground

-V

print version

-X extended_options

extended options to pass to sub system

ENVIRONMENT¶

None

FILES¶

None

EXAMPLES¶

# luksdemount image1.raw /mnt/luksde
luksdemount 20260701

DIAGNOSTICS¶

Errors, verbose and debug output are printed to stderr when verbose output -v is enabled. Verbose and debug output are only printed when enabled at compilation.

SEE ALSO¶

luksdeinfo(1)

AUTHORS¶

Joachim Metz <joachim.metz@gmail.com>

BUGS¶

Please report bugs of any kind on the project issue tracker: https://github.com/libyal/libluksde/issues

COPYRIGHT¶

Copyright (C) 2013-2026, Joachim Metz <joachim.metz@gmail.com>.

This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.