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+.\"     Title: nvme-compare
+.\"    Author: [FIXME: author] [see http://www.docbook.org/tdg5/en/html/author]
+.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
+.\"      Date: 02/14/2024
+.\"    Manual: NVMe Manual
+.\"    Source: NVMe
+.\"  Language: English
+.\"
+.TH "NVME\-COMPARE" "1" "02/14/2024" "NVMe" "NVMe Manual"
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.\" * Define some portability stuff
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+.\" disable hyphenation
+.nh
+.\" disable justification (adjust text to left margin only)
+.ad l
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.\" * MAIN CONTENT STARTS HERE *
+.\" -----------------------------------------------------------------
+.SH "NAME"
+nvme-compare \- Send an NVMe Compare command, provide results
+.SH "SYNOPSIS"
+.sp
+.nf
+\fInvme\-compare\fR <device> [\-\-start\-block=<slba> | \-s <slba>]
+                        [\-\-block\-count=<nlb> | \-c <nlb>]
+                        [\-\-data\-size=<size> | \-z <size>]
+                        [\-\-metadata\-size=<metasize> | \-y <metasize>]
+                        [\-\-ref\-tag=<reftag> | \-r <reftag>]
+                        [\-\-data=<data\-file> | \-d <data\-file>]
+                        [\-\-metadata=<meta> | \-M <meta>]
+                        [\-\-prinfo=<prinfo> | \-p <prinfo>]
+                        [\-\-app\-tag\-mask=<appmask> | \-m <appmask>]
+                        [\-\-app\-tag=<apptag> | \-a <apptag>]
+                        [\-\-limited\-retry | \-l]
+                        [\-\-force\-unit\-access | \-f]
+                        [\-\-dir\-type=<type> | \-T <type>]
+                        [\-\-dir\-spec=<spec> | \-S <spec>]
+                        [\-\-dsm=<dsm> | \-D <dsm>]
+                        [\-\-show\-command | \-V]
+                        [\-\-dry\-run | \-w]
+                        [\-\-latency | \-t]
+                        [\-\-storage\-tag<storage\-tag> | \-g <storage\-tag>]
+                        [\-\-storage\-tag\-check | \-C]
+                        [\-\-force]
+                        [\-\-output\-format=<fmt> | \-o <fmt>] [\-\-verbose | \-v]
+.fi
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+.sp
+The Compare command reads the logical blocks specified by the command from the medium and compares the data read to a comparison data buffer transferred as part of the command\&. If the data read from the controller and the comparison data buffer are equivalent with no miscompares, then the command completes successfully\&. If there is any miscompare, the command completes with an error of Compare Failure\&. If metadata is provided, then a comparison is also performed for the metadata\&.
+.SH "OPTIONS"
+.PP
+\-s <slba>, \-\-start\-block=<slba>
+.RS 4
+64\-bit address of the first block to access\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\-c <nlb>, \-\-block\-count=<nlb>
+.RS 4
+Number of blocks to be accessed (zero\-based)\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\-z <size>, \-\-data\-size=<size>
+.RS 4
+Size of data to be compared in bytes\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\-y <metasize>, \-\-metadata\-size=<metasize>
+.RS 4
+Size of metadata to be transferred in bytes\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\-r <reftag>, \-\-ref\-tag=<reftag>
+.RS 4
+Reference Tag for Protection Information
+.RE
+.PP
+\-d <data\-file>, \-\-data=<data\-file>
+.RS 4
+Data file\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\-M <meta>, \-\-metadata=<meta>
+.RS 4
+Metadata file\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\-p <prinfo>, \-\-prinfo=<prinfo>
+.RS 4
+Protection Information and check field\&.
+.TS
+allbox tab(:);
+lt lt
+lt lt
+lt lt
+lt lt
+lt lt
+lt lt.
+T{
+Bit
+T}:T{
+Description
+T}
+T{
+3
+T}:T{
+PRACT: Protection Information Action\&. When set to 1, PI is stripped/inserted on read/write when the block format\(cqs metadata size is 8\&. When set to 0, metadata is passes\&.
+T}
+T{
+2:0
+T}:T{
+PRCHK: Protection Information Check:
+T}
+T{
+2
+T}:T{
+Set to 1 enables checking the guard tag
+T}
+T{
+1
+T}:T{
+Set to 1 enables checking the application tag
+T}
+T{
+0
+T}:T{
+Set to 1 enables checking the reference tag
+T}
+.TE
+.sp 1
+.RE
+.PP
+\-m <appmask>, \-\-app\-tag\-mask=<appmask>
+.RS 4
+App Tag Mask for Protection Information
+.RE
+.PP
+\-a <apptag>, \-\-app\-tag=<apptag>
+.RS 4
+App Tag for Protection Information
+.RE
+.PP
+\-l, \-\-limited\-retry
+.RS 4
+Number of limited attempts to media\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\-f, \-\-force\-unit\-access
+.RS 4
+FUA option to guarantee that data is stored to media\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\-T <type>, \-\-dir\-type=<type>
+.RS 4
+Optional directive type\&. The nvme\-cli only enforces the value be in the defined range for the directive type, though the NVMe specification (1\&.3a) defines only one directive, 01h, for write stream identifiers\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\-S <spec>, \-\-dir\-spec=<spec>
+.RS 4
+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\(cqs capabilities\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\-D <dsm>, \-\-dsm=<dsm>
+.RS 4
+The optional data set management attributes for this command\&. The argument for this is the least significant 8 bits of the DSM field in a write command; the most significant 16 bits of the field come from the directive specific field, if used\&. This may be used to set attributes for the LBAs being written, like access frequency, type, latency, among other things, as well as yet to be defined types\&. Please consult the NVMe specification for detailed breakdown of how to use this field\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\-V, \-\-show\-cmd
+.RS 4
+Print out the command to be sent\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\-w, \-\-dry\-run
+.RS 4
+Do not actually send the command\&. If want to use \-\-dry\-run option, \-\-show\-cmd option
+\fImust\fR
+be set\&. Otherwise \-\-dry\-run option will be
+\fIignored\fR\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\-t, \-\-latency
+.RS 4
+Print out the latency the IOCTL took (in us)\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\-g <storage\-tag>, \-\-storage\-tag=<storage\-tag>
+.RS 4
+Variable Sized Expected Logical Block Storage Tag(ELBST)\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\-C, \-\-storage\-tag\-check
+.RS 4
+This flag enables Storage Tag field checking as part of end\-to\-end data protection processing\&.
+.RE
+.PP
+\-\-force
+.RS 4
+Ignore namespace is currently busy and performed the operation even though\&.
+.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"
+.sp
+No examples yet\&.
+.SH "NVME"
+.sp
+Part of the nvme\-user suite