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authorJakob Unterwurzacher2016-10-07 23:02:04 +0200
committerJakob Unterwurzacher2016-10-07 23:02:04 +0200
commit9b1a35174b11b321271f7cefb6af3ced90ebc2bb (patch)
tree881d6bb2a9362a299e56b570efbe152026e2a46f
parent14fd5ce598c4726a583019e627dc1720eaf6b788 (diff)
MANPAGE: note that "-f" implies "-nosyslog"
Also explain why AES-SIV exists.
-rw-r--r--Documentation/MANPAGE.md9
-rw-r--r--main.go1
2 files changed, 5 insertions, 5 deletions
diff --git a/Documentation/MANPAGE.md b/Documentation/MANPAGE.md
index 9847811..899aac2 100644
--- a/Documentation/MANPAGE.md
+++ b/Documentation/MANPAGE.md
@@ -31,7 +31,8 @@ DESCRIPTION
Options:
**-aessiv**
-: Use the AES-SIV encryption mode (implied by -reverse)
+: Use the AES-SIV encryption mode. This is slower than GCM but is
+secure with deterministic nonces as used in "-reverse" mode.
**-allow_other**
: By default, the Linux kernel prevents any other user (even root) to
@@ -56,7 +57,7 @@ stripped by gocryptfs. Using something like "cat /mypassword.txt" allows
to mount the gocryptfs filesytem without user interaction.
**-f**
-: Stay in the foreground instead of forking away.
+: Stay in the foreground instead of forking away. Implies "-nosyslog".
**-fusedebug**
: Enable fuse library debug output
@@ -98,7 +99,7 @@ FUSE filesystems are mounted with "nodev,nosuid" by default. If gocryptfs
runs as root, you can enable device files by passing the opposite mount option,
"dev", and if you want to enable suid-binaries, pass "suid".
"ro" (equivalent to passing the "-ro" option) and "noexec" may also be
-interesting. For a complete liste see the section
+interesting. For a complete list see the section
`FILESYSTEM-INDEPENDENT MOUNT OPTIONS` in mount(8).
**-openssl bool/"auto"**
@@ -118,7 +119,7 @@ option.
**-reverse**
: Reverse mode shows a read-only encrypted view of a plaintext
-directory
+directory. Implies "-aessiv".
**-ro**
: Mount the filesystem read-only
diff --git a/main.go b/main.go
index 047c056..ac412a6 100644
--- a/main.go
+++ b/main.go
@@ -287,7 +287,6 @@ func main() {
os.Stderr.Close()
os.Stdout.Close()
os.Stdin.Close()
-
}
// Send SIGUSR1 to our parent
sendUsr1(args.notifypid)