# phpman > man > cryptdisks_start(8)

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## NAME
       cryptdisks_start - wrapper around cryptsetup that parses /etc/crypttab.

## SYNOPSIS
       **cryptdisks**___**start** _<name>_

## DESCRIPTION
       **cryptdisks**___**start** is a wrapper around **cryptsetup** that parses **/etc/crypttab** just like the
       initscript /etc/init.d/cryptdisks does and starts the dm-crypt mapping that corresponds to
       _<name>_.

       Note that this wrapper passes **--key-file=-** to **cryptsetup**, so the passphrase in any referenced
       key file must not be followed by a newline character.

## SEE ALSO
       [_cryptdisks_stop_(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/cryptdisksstop/8/markdown), [_cryptsetup_(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/cryptsetup/8/markdown), [_crypttab_(5)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/crypttab/5/markdown)

## AUTHOR
       This manual page was written by Jonas Meurer <<mejo@debian.org>> in December 2007.



cryptsetup 2:2.4.3-1ubunt                    2024-11-14                          [CRYPTDISKS_START(8)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/CRYPTDISKSSTART/8/markdown)