nvme-id-ns(1)
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NAME
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nvme-list-ns - Send NVMe Identify List Namespaces, return result and structure

SYNOPSIS
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[verse]
'nvme list-ns' <device> [--namespace-id=<nsid> | -n <nsid>]
			[--csi=<command_set_identifier> | -y <command_set_identifier>]
			[--all | -a] [--output-format=<fmt> | -o <fmt>]

DESCRIPTION
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For the NVMe device given, sends an identify command for namespace list
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).
If the starting namespace in the list always begins with 0 unless the
`'--namespace-id'` option is given to override.

On success, the namespace array is printed for each index and nsid for
a valid nsid.

OPTIONS
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-n <nsid>::
--namespace-id=<nsid>::
	Retrieve the identify list structure starting with the given nsid.

-y <command_set_identifier>::
--csi=<command_set_identifier>::
	If this value is given, retrieve the identify list structure associated
	with the speicified I/O command set.

-a::
--all::
	Retrieve the identify list structure for all namespaces in the
	subsystem, whether attached or inactive.

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

EXAMPLES
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* Print the namespaces present for zoned command set in JSON format
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# nvme list-ns /dev/nvme0 -y 2 -a -o json
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* Print the namespaces present for NVM Command Set in normal format
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# nvme list-ns /dev/nvme0
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NVME
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Part of the nvme-user suite