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ENCFSCTL(1)		     Encrypted Filesystem		   ENCFSCTL(1)

NAME
       encfsctl - administrative tool for working with EncFS filesystems

SYNOPSIS
       encfsctl [command command_args]

       encfsctl rootdir

       encfsctl info rootdir

       encfsctl passwd rootdir

       encfsctl showcruft rootdir

       encfsctl decode [--extpass=prog] rootdir [encoded name ...]

       encfsctl encode [--extpass=prog] rootdir [plaintext name ...]

DESCRIPTION
       encfsctl is an administrative tool for working with EncFS filesystems.
       It is capable of changing the user supplied password, displaying basic
       information about an encrypted volume, and other related operations.

COMMANDS
       info
	   Display basic information about the filesystem.  Takes a single
	   argument, rootdir, which is the root directory of the encrypted
	   filesystem.	The filesystem need not be mounted.  Info is also the
	   default command if only a root directory is provided on the command
	   line.

       passwd
	   Allows changing the password of the encrypted filesystem.  The user
	   will be prompted for the existing password and the new password.

       showcruft
	   Recursively search through the entire volume and display all files
	   which are not decodable (only checks filename encoding, not block
	   MAC headers).  This might be useful for cleanup in case you've made
	   use of features which create files which are not decodable under
	   the primary key.

       decode
	   Allows you to specify an encoded name on the command line, and dis‐
	   plays decoded version.  This is mostly useful for debugging, as
	   debug messages always display encrypted filenames (to avoid leaking
	   sensitive data through the debug channels).	So this command pro‐
	   vides a way to decode the filenames.

	   The --extpass option can be used to specify the program which
	   returns the password - just like with encfs.

	   If no names are specified on the command line, then a list of file‐
	   names will be read from stdin and decoded.

       encode
	   Allows you to specify a filename on the command line, and displays
	   its encoded version. This is useful if e.g. you are taking a backup
	   of an encrypted directory and would like to exclude some files.

	   The --extpass option can be used to specify the program which
	   returns the password - just like with encfs.

	   If no names are specified on the command line, then a list of file‐
	   names will be read from stdin and encoded.

EXAMPLES
       Show information about an encrypted filesystem:

	% encfsctl info ~/.crypt

	Version 5 configuration; created by EncFS 1.1 (revision 20040504)
	Filesystem cipher: "ssl/aes" , version 2:1:1
	Filename encoding: "nameio/block" , version 3:0:1
	Key Size: 192 bits
	Block Size: 512 bytes
	Each file contains 8 byte header with unique IV data.
	Filesname encoded using IV chaining mode.

DISCLAIMER
       This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but
       WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MER‐
       CHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  Please refer to the
       "COPYING" file distributed with encfs for complete details.

AUTHORS
       EncFS was written by Valient Gough <vgough@pobox.com>.

SEE ALSO
       encfs(1)

1.7.3				  2009-11-29			   ENCFSCTL(1)
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