# nvme-copy(1) Manual Page

## NAME

nvme-copy - Send an NVMe Simple Copy command, provide results

## SYNOPSIS

    nvme-copy <device> [--sdlba=<sdlba> | -d <sdlba>]
                            [--blocks=<nlb-list,> | -b <nlb-list,>]
                            [--slbs=<slbas,> | -s <slbas,>]
                            [--limited-retry | -l]
                            [--force-unit-access | -f]
                            [--prinfow=<prinfow> | -p <prinfow>]
                            [--prinfor=<prinfor> | -P <prinfor>]
                            [--ref-tag=<reftag> | -r <reftag>]
                            [--expected-ref-tags=<reftag,> | -R <reftag,>]
                            [--app-tag=<apptag> | -a <apptag>]
                            [--expected-app-tags=<apptag,> | -A <apptag,>]
                            [--app-mask=<appmask> | -m <appmask>]
                            [--expected-app-masks=<appmask,> | -M <appmask,>]
                            [--dir-type=<type> | -T <type>]
                            [--dir-spec=<spec> | -S <spec>]
                            [--format=<entry-format> | -F <entry-format>]

## DESCRIPTION

The Copy command is used by the host to copy data from one or more source logical block ranges to a single consecutive destination logical block range.

## OPTIONS

--sdlba=<sdlba>
-d <sdlba>

  64-bit addr of first destination logical block

--blocks=<nlb-list,>
-b <nlb-list,>

  Comma separated list of the number of blocks in each range

--slbs=<slbas,>
-s <slbas,>

  Comma separated list of the starting blocks in each range

--limited-retry
-l

  Sets the limited retry flag.

--force-unit-access
-f

  Set the force-unit access flag.

--prinfow=<prinfow>
-p <prinfow>

  Protection Information field write definition.

--prinfor=<prinfor>
-P <prinfor>

  Protection Information field read definition.

--ref-tag=<reftag>
-r <reftag>

  initial lba reference tag.

--expected-ref-tags=<reftag,>
-R <reftag,>

  expected lba reference tags (comma-separated list).

--app-tag=<apptag>
-a <apptag>

  lba app tag

--expected-app-tags=<apptag,>
-A <apptag,>

  expected lba app tags (comma-separated list)

--app-mask=<appmask>
-m <appmask>

  lba tag mask

--expected-app-masks=<appmask,>
-M <appmask,>

  expected lba tag masks (comma-separated list)

--dir-type=<type>
-T <type>

  Optional directive type. The nvme-cli only enforces the value be in the defined range for the directive type, though the NVMe specifcation (1.3a) defines only one directive, 01h, for write stream idenfiers.

--dir-spec=<spec>
-S <spec>

  Optional field for directive specifics. When used with write streams, this value is defined to be the write stream identifier. The nvme-cli will not validate the stream requested is within the controller’s capabilities.

--format=<entry-format>
-F <entry-format>

  source range entry format

## EXAMPLES

No examples yet.

## NVME

Part of the nvme-user suite