nvme-nvm-id-ctrl

NVME-NVM-ID-CTRL(1) NVMe Manual NVME-NVM-ID-CTRL(1)

NAME

   nvme-nvm-id-ctrl - Send NVMe Identify Controller, return NVM command set structure

SYNOPSIS

   nvme nvm-id-ctrl <device> [--output-format=<fmt> | -o <fmt>] [--verbose | -v]

DESCRIPTION

   For the NVMe device given, sends the NVM command set’s identify controller command and provides the result and returned structure.

   The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0), or a namespace block device (ex: /dev/nvme0n1).

   On success, the data structure returned by the device will be decoded and displayed in one of several ways.

OPTIONS

   -o <fmt>, --output-format=<fmt>
       Set the reporting format to normal, json or binary. Only one output format can be used at a time.

   -v, --verbose
       Increase the information detail in the output.

EXAMPLES

   •   Has the program interpret the returned buffer and display the known fields in a human readable format:

           # nvme nvm-id-ctrl /dev/nvme0

   •   Show the output in json format

           # nvme nvm-id-ctrl /dev/nvme0 -o json

NVME

   Part of nvme-cli

NVMe 05/02/2025 NVME-NVM-ID-CTRL(1)