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+nvme-smart-log(1)
+=================
+
+NAME
+----
+nvme-smart-log - Send NVMe SMART log page request, returns result and log
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+'nvme smart-log' <device> [--namespace-id=<nsid> | -n <nsid>]
+			[--raw-binary | -b]
+			[--output-format=<fmt> | -o <fmt>] [--verbose | -v]
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+Retrieves the NVMe SMART log page from an NVMe device and provides the 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).
+
+On success, the returned smart log structure 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 or the raw buffer may be
+printed to stdout for another program to parse.
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+-n <nsid>::
+--namespace-id=<nsid>::
+	Retrieve the SMART log for the given nsid. This is optional
+	and its success may depend on the device's capabilities to
+	provide this log on a per-namespace basis (see the NVMe Identify
+	Controller for this capability). The default nsid to use is
+	0xffffffff for the device global SMART log.
+
+-b::
+--raw-binary::
+	Print the raw SMART log buffer to stdout.
+
+-o <fmt>::
+--output-format=<fmt>::
+	Set the reporting format to 'normal', 'json' or 'binary'. Only one
+	output format can be used at a time.
+
+-v::
+--verbose::
+	Increase the information detail in the output.
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+* Print the SMART log page in a human readable format:
++
+------------
+# nvme smart-log /dev/nvme0
+------------
++
+
+* Print the raw SMART log to a file:
++
+------------
+# nvme smart-log /dev/nvme0 --raw-binary > smart_log.raw
+------------
++
+It is probably a bad idea to not redirect stdout when using this mode.
+
+NVME
+----
+Part of the nvme-user suite