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fish: Update documentation to refer to cryptsetup-open/close and BitLocker.

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Libguestfs has some support for Linux guests encrypted according to
the Linux Unified Key Setup (LUKS) standard, which includes nearly all
whole disk encryption systems used by modern Linux guests. Currently
only LVM-on-LUKS is supported.
whole disk encryption systems used by modern Linux guests, and Windows
BitLocker.
Identify encrypted block devices and partitions using L</vfs-type>:
><fs> vfs-type /dev/sda2
crypto_LUKS
Then open those devices using L</luks-open>. This creates a
device-mapper device called F</dev/mapper/luksdev>.
or:
><fs> luks-open /dev/sda2 luksdev
><fs> vfs-type /dev/sda2
BitLocker
Then open those devices using L</cryptsetup-open>.
This creates a device-mapper device called F</dev/mapper/name>.
><fs> cryptsetup-open /dev/sda2 name
Enter key or passphrase ("key"): <enter the passphrase>
Finally you have to tell LVM to scan for volume groups on
the newly created mapper device:
For Linux guests you have to tell LVM to scan for volume groups on the
newly created mapper device:
vgscan
vg-activate-all true
The logical volume(s) can now be mounted in the usual way.
The filesystems or logical volumes can now be mounted in the usual way.
Before closing a LUKS device you must unmount any logical volumes on
it and deactivate the volume groups by calling C<vg-activate false VG>
on each one. Then you can close the mapper device:
Before closing an encrypted device you must unmount any logical
volumes on it and deactivate the volume groups by calling
C<vg-activate false VG> on each one. Then you can close the mapper
device:
vg-activate false /dev/VG
luks-close /dev/mapper/luksdev
cryptsetup-close /dev/mapper/name
=head1 WINDOWS PATHS