---
name: "luksdemount"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "libluksde-utils"
version: "20240503-1+b1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/luksdemount"
---

# luksdemount(1)

mounts a Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) Disk Encryption volume

## NAME

**luksdemount** – mounts a Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) Disk Encryption volume

## SYNOPSIS

**luksdemount** \[**-k** *key*\] \[**-o** *offset*\] \[**-p** *password*\] \[**-X** *extended\_options*\] \[**-huvV**\] *source*

## DESCRIPTION

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

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

*source* is the source file.

The options are as follows:

- **-h**

  shows this help

- **-k** *key*

  specify the volume master key formatted in base16

- **-o** *offset*

  specify the volume offset

- **-p** *password*

  specify the password

- **-u**

  unattended mode (disables user interaction)

- **-v**

  verbose output to stderr

- **-V**

  print version

- **-X** *extended\_options*

  extended options to pass to sub system

## ENVIRONMENT

None

## FILES

None

## EXAMPLES

```
# luksdemount -p Password /dev/sda1
luksdemount 20130704
```

## 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.

## BUGS

Please report bugs of any kind to \<joachim.metz@gmail.com\> or on the project website: https://github.com/libyal/libluksde/

## AUTHOR

These man pages were written by Joachim Metz.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (C) 2013-2024, 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.

## SEE ALSO

[luksdeinfo(1)](/luksdeinfo/1.md)