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.\"      Date: 04/11/2025
.\"    Manual: NVMe Manual
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.TH "NVME\-ATTACH\-NS" "1" "04/11/2025" "NVMe" "NVMe Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
nvme-attach-ns \- Send NVMe attach namespace, return result\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
\fInvme attach\-ns\fR <device> [\-\-namespace\-id=<nsid> | \-n <nsid>]
                        [\-\-controllers=<ctrl\-list,> | \-c <ctrl\-list,>]
                        [\-\-output\-format=<fmt> | \-o <fmt>] [\-\-verbose | \-v]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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For the NVMe device given, sends the nvme namespace attach command for the provided namespace identifier, attaching to the provided list of controller identifiers\&.
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The <device> parameter is mandatory NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0) but not a namespace block device (ex: /dev/nvme0n1)\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\-n <nsid>, \-\-namespace\-id=<nsid>
.RS 4
The namespace identifier to attach but not attached already\&.
.RE
.PP
\-c <ctrl\-list,>, \-controllers=<ctrl\-list,>
.RS 4
The comma separated list of controller identifiers to attach the namespace too\&. If no list is provided, the namespace will be attached to the <device> controller used for this command\&.
.RE
.PP
\-o <fmt>, \-\-output\-format=<fmt>
.RS 4
Set the reporting format to
\fInormal\fR,
\fIjson\fR
or
\fIbinary\fR\&. Only one output format can be used at a time\&.
.RE
.PP
\-v, \-\-verbose
.RS 4
Increase the information detail in the output\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
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Attach namespace 2 to the controllers with id 0x21 and 0x22:
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.if n \{\
.RE
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
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# nvme attach\-ns /dev/nvme1 \-n 0x2 \-c 0x21,0x22
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.if n \{\
.RE
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
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Attach namespace 3 to nvme0:
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.if n \{\
.RE
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
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.nf
# nvme attach\-ns /dev/nvme0 \-n 3
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.if n \{\
.RE
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.SH "NVME"
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Part of the nvme\-user suite