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MANPAGE: explain that you may have to pass -aessiv with -masterkey

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...if the filesystem was created with that option (or reverse
mode).

Mitigates https://github.com/rfjakob/gocryptfs/issues/148
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@ -134,7 +134,12 @@ option can be used to mount a gocryptfs filesystem without a config file.
Note that the command line, and with it the master key, is visible to Note that the command line, and with it the master key, is visible to
anybody on the machine who can execute "ps -auxwww". anybody on the machine who can execute "ps -auxwww".
This is meant as a recovery option for emergencies, such as if you have This is meant as a recovery option for emergencies, such as if you have
forgotten your password. forgotten the password or lost the config file.
Even if a config file exists, it will not be used. All non-standard
settings have to be passed on the command line: `-aessiv` when you
mount a filesystem that was created using reverse mode, or
`-plaintextnames` for a filesystem that was created with that option.
Example master key: Example master key:
6f717d8b-6b5f8e8a-fd0aa206-778ec093-62c5669b-abd229cd-241e00cd-b4d6713d 6f717d8b-6b5f8e8a-fd0aa206-778ec093-62c5669b-abd229cd-241e00cd-b4d6713d