---
name: "cryptdisks_start"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "cryptsetup"
version: "2:2.7.5-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/cryptdisks_start"
---

# cryptdisks\_start(8)

wrapper around cryptsetup that parses /etc/crypttab.

## NAME

cryptdisks\_start - wrapper around cryptsetup that parses /etc/crypttab.

## SYNOPSIS

**cryptdisks\_start** *\<name\>*

## DESCRIPTION

**cryptdisks\_start** is a wrapper around **cryptsetup** that parses **/etc/crypttab** just like the initscript /etc/init.d/cryptdisks does and starts the dm-crypt mapping that corresponds to *\<name\>*.

Note that this wrapper passes **--key-file=-** to **cryptsetup**, so the passphrase in any referenced key file must not be followed by a newline character.

## SEE ALSO

[*cryptdisks\_stop*(8)](/cryptdisks_stop/8.md), [*cryptsetup*(8)](/cryptsetup/8.md), [*crypttab*(5)](/crypttab/5.md)

## AUTHOR

This manual page was written by Jonas Meurer \<mejo@debian.org\> in December 2007.