| /a |
/auto |
If no parameter is specified, automatically mount the volume. If devices is specified as the parameter (e.g., /a devices), auto-mount all currently accessible device/partition-hosted TrueCrypt volumes. If favorites is specified as the parameter, auto-mount favorite volumes. Note that /auto is implicit if /quit and /volume are specified. |
| /b |
/beep |
Beep after a volume has been successfully mounted or dismounted. |
| /cache |
/c |
y or no parameter: enable password cache; n: disable password cache (e.g., /c n). Note that turning the password cache off will not clear it (use /w to clear the password cache). |
| /dismount |
/d |
Dismount volume specified by drive letter (e.g., /d x). When no drive letter is specified, dismounts all currently mounted TrueCrypt volumes. |
| /explore |
/e |
Open an Explorer window after a volume has been mounted. |
| /force |
/f |
Forces dismount (if the volume to be dismounted contains files being used by the system or an application) and forces mounting in shared mode (i.e., without exclusive access). |
| /help |
/? |
Display command line help. |
| /history |
/h |
y or no parameter: enables saving history of mounted volumes; n: disables saving history of mounted volumes (e.g., /h n). |
| /keyfile |
/k |
Specifies a keyfile or a keyfile search path. For multiple keyfiles, specify e.g.:
/k c:\keyfile1.dat /k d:\KeyfileFolder /k c:\kf2 |
| /letter |
/l |
Driver letter to mount the volume as. When /l is omitted and when /a is used, the first free drive letter is used. |
| /mountoption |
/m |
ro or readonly: Mount volume as read-only. |
| /password |
/p |
The volume password. If the password contains spaces, it must be enclosed in quotation marks (e.g., /p “My Password”). Use /p “” to specify an empty password. Warning: This method of entering a volume password may be insecure, for example, when an unencrypted command prompt history log is being saved to unencrypted disk. |
| /quit |
/q |
Automatically perform requested actions and exit (main TrueCrypt window will not be displayed). If preferences is specified as the parameter (e.g.,
/q preferences), then program settings are loaded/saved and they override settings specified on the command line.
/q background launches the TrueCrypt Background Task (tray icon). Note that /q has no effect if the container is accessible only in local user name space (TrueCrypt will exit only after the volume is dismounted), e.g., a network volume. |
| /silent |
/s |
If /q is specified, suppresses interaction with the user (prompts, error messages, warnings, etc.). If /q is not specified, this option has no effect. |
| /volume |
/v |
File and path name of a TrueCrypt volume to mount (do not use when dismounting). To mount a hard disk partition, use, for example, /v \Device\Harddisk1\Partition3 (to determine the path to a partition, run TrueCrypt and click Select Device). Note that device paths are case-sensitive. |
| /wipecache |
/w |
Wipes any passwords cached in the driver memory. |
| rm |
removable |
Mount volume as removable medium. |
| ts |
timestamp |
Do not preserve container timestamps |
| sm |
system |
Without pre-boot authentication, mount a partition that is within the key scope of system encryption (for example, a partition located on the encrypted system drive of another operating system that is not running). Useful e.g. for backup or repair operations.
Note: If you supply a password as a parameter of /p, make sure that the password has been typed using the standard US keyboard layout (in contrast, the GUI ensures this automatically). |
| bk |
headerbak |
Mount volume using embedded backup header.
Note: All volumes created by TrueCrypt 6.0 or later contain an embedded backup header (located at the end of the volume). |
