nvme-get-feature(1)
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NAME
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nvme-get-feature - Gets an NVMe feature, returns applicable results

SYNOPSIS
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[verse]
'nvme get-feature' <device> [--namespace-id=<nsid> | -n <nsid>]
			  [--feature-id=<fid> | -f <fid>] [--cdw11=<cdw11>]
			  [--data-len=<data-len> | -l <data-len>]
			  [--sel=<select> | -s <select>]
			  [--raw-binary | -b]
			  [--human-readable | -H]

DESCRIPTION
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Submits an NVMe Get Feature admin command and returns the applicable
results. This may be the feature's value, or may also include a feature
structure if the feature requires it (ex: LBA Range Type).

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 returned feature's structure (if applicable) may be
returned in one of several ways depending on the option flags; the
structure may parsed by the program and printed in a readable format
if it is a known structure, displayed in hex, or the raw buffer may be
printed to stdout for another program to parse.

OPTIONS
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-n <nsid>::
--namespace-id=<nsid>::
	Retrieve the feature for the given nsid. This is optional and
	most features do not use this value.

-f <fid>::
--feature-id=<fid>::
	The feature id to send with the command. Value provided should
	be in hex.

-s <select>::
--sel=<select>::
	Select (SEL): This field specifies which value of the attributes
	to return in the provided data:
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[]
|==================
|Select|Description
|0|Current 
|1|Default 
|2|Saved
|3|Supported capabilities
|4–7|Reserved
|==================

-l <data-len>::
--data-len=<data-len>::
	The data length for the buffer returned for this feature. Most
	known features do not use this value. The exception is LBA
	Range Type

--cdw11=<cdw11>::
	The value for command dword 11, if applicable.

-b::
--raw-binary::
	Print the raw feature buffer to stdout if the feature returns
	a structure.

-H::
--human-readable::
	This option will parse and format many of the bit fields
	into human-readable formats.

EXAMPLES
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* Retrieves the feature for Number of Queues, or feature id 7:
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# nvme get-feature /dev/nvme0 -f 7
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* The following retrieves the feature for the LBA Range Type, which
implicitly requires a buffer and will be printed to the screen in human
readable format:
+
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# nvme get-feature /dev/nvme0 -f 3
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+

* Retrieves the feature for the some vendor specific feature and
specifically requesting a buffer be allocate for this feature, which
will be displayed to the user in as a hex dump:
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# nvme get-feature /dev/nvme0 -f 0xc0 -l 512
------------
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* The following retrieves the feature for the LBA Range Type, which
implicitly requires a buffer and will be saved to a file in its raw
format:
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# nvme get-feature /dev/nvme0 -f 3 --raw-binary > lba_range.raw
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It is probably a bad idea to not redirect stdout when using this mode.

NVME
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Part of the nvme-user suite
