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zuluMount cli howto

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1. Commands to unlock a volume.

zuluMount-cli -m -d /dev/sdc1 -z blabla -e ro -f /home/keyFile    
zuluMount-cli -m -d /dev/sdc1 -z blabla -e ro -F /home/keyFile0 -F /home/keyFile1@  
zuluMount-cli -m -d /dev/sdc1 -z blabla -e ro -p passphrase@  
zuluMount-cli -m -d /dev/sdc1 -z blabla -e ro -p passphrase -t vera@  
zuluMount-cli -m -d /dev/sdc1 -o 1024 -z blabla -e ro -p passphrase -t vera@  

Explanations for the above options.
-m : required option as a directive to mount a volume.
-d : required option that points to a device with an encrypted container.
-z : optional argument used to customize mount point path.
-e : optional argument for mount options. "ro" means "read only" and "rw" means "read and write".
-f : optional argument that points to a file to be used as a keyfile.
-p : optional argument that takes a passphrase from command line argument.
-t : -t "vcrypt" is required if a volume to be mounted is a VeraCrypt volume.
-G : optional argument that takes a name of a plugin to be used to get a passphrase.
-F : optional argument that takes multiple keyfiles when unlocking TrueCrypt or VeraCrypt volumes.
-o : optional argument that takes size in sectors of where a plain plain-dmcrypt volume is.

2. Commands to lock a volume.
zuluMount-cli -q -d /dev/sdc1

3. Commands to print volume properties of an unlocked volume.
zuluMount-cli -s -d /dev/sdc1

4. Command to print an expanded list of mounted volumes
zuluMount-cli -l

5. Command to use to get a list of system volumes.
zuluMount-cli -S

6. Command to use to get a list of non system volumes.
zuluMount-cli -N

7. Command to print a list of all volumes.
zuluMount-cli -A

documentations for more options to follow

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