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# fscrypt
> Go tool for managing Linux filesystem encryption.
> More information: <https://github.com/google/fscrypt#example-usage>.
- Prepare the root filesystem for use with `fscrypt`:
`sudo fscrypt setup`
- Prepare a specific mountpoint for use with `fscrypt`:
`fscrypt setup {{path/to/directory}}`
- Enable filesystem encryption for a directory:
`fscrypt encrypt {{path/to/directory}}`
- Unlock an encrypted directory:
`fscrypt unlock {{path/to/encrypted_directory}}`
- Lock an encrypted directory:
`fscrypt lock {{path/to/encrypted_directory}}`