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+#!/bin/sh
+# Prompts for and creates a LUKS encrypted partition on a device
+
+# Get disks connected to the system that are hotpluggable (USBs)
+devices="$(lsblk -lp -o NAME,SIZE,HOTPLUG,TYPE | grep "1 disk" | awk '{print $1,"-",$2}')"
+[ "$devices" = "" ] && echo "no devices available" && exit 0
+
+# Prompt for device selection from the user
+select=$(echo "$devices" | dmenu -i -p "Select a device")
+[ "$select" = "" ] && echo "no device selected" && exit 0
+
+# Get confirmation since this is a potentially dangerous operation
+yn=$(echo "No\nYes" | dmenu -i -p "Create encrypted partition on $select")
+[ "$yn" != "Yes" ] && exit 0
+
+# Get device path from selection string
+usb=$(echo $select | cut -d ' ' -f 1)
+echo $usb
+
+# Create LUKS partition on selected device (user will be promted for password to encrypt)
+sudo cryptsetup --type luks2 luksFormat "$usb"
+
+# Open device and create filesystem on partition
+echo "creating filesystem"
+map_name="crypt-create"
+sudo cryptsetup open "$usb" "$map_name"
+sudo mkfs.ext4 "/dev/mapper/$map_name"
+
+# Close device after creating filesystem
+sudo cryptsetup close "$map_name"
+
+echo "done"