veracrypt Command Examples

Free and open source disk encryption software. More information: https://arcanecode.com/2021/06/21/veracrypt-on-the-command-line-for-ubuntu-linux/.

• Create a new volume through a text user interface and use /dev/urandom as a source of random data:

veracrypt {{[-t|--text]}} {{[-c|--create]}} --random-source={{/dev/urandom}}

• Decrypt a volume interactively through a text user interface and mount it to a directory:

veracrypt {{[-t|--text]}} {{path/to/volume}} {{path/to/mount_point}}

• Decrypt a partition using a keyfile and mount it to a directory:

veracrypt {{[-k|--keyfiles]}} {{path/to/keyfile}} {{/dev/sdXN}} {{path/to/mount_point}}

• Dismount a volume on the directory it is mounted to:

veracrypt {{[-d|--dismount]}} {{path/to/mounted_point}}