Commands

Usage: cryfs [options] baseDir mountPoint [-- [FUSE Mount Options]]

Allowed options:

-h [ --help ]

show help message

-c [ --config ] arg

Configuration file

-f [ --foreground ]

Run CryFS in foreground.

--cipher arg

Cipher to use for encryption. See possible values by calling cryfs with --show-ciphers.

--blocksize arg

The block size used when storing ciphertext blocks (in bytes).

--show-ciphers

Show list of supported ciphers.

--unmount-idle arg

Automatically unmount after specified number of idle minutes.

--logfile arg

Specify the file to write log messages to. If this is not specified, log messages will go to stdout, or syslog if CryFS is running in the background.

Environment variables:

CRYFS_FRONTEND=noninteractive

Work better together with tools.With this option set, CryFS won’t ask anything, but use default valuesfor options you didn’t specify on command line. Furthermore, it won’task you to enter a new password a second time (password confirmation).

CRYFS_NO_UPDATE_CHECK=true

By default, CryFS connects to the internet to check for known security vulnerabilities and new versions. This option disables this.