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-.TH "nvme_ns_get_fd" 9 "nvme_ns_get_fd" "June 2023" "libnvme API manual" LINUX
+.TH "nvme_ns_get_fd" 9 "nvme_ns_get_fd" "December 2023" "libnvme API manual" LINUX
.SH NAME
nvme_ns_get_fd \- Get associated file descriptor
.SH SYNOPSIS
@@ -7,5 +7,12 @@ nvme_ns_get_fd \- Get associated file descriptor
.SH ARGUMENTS
.IP "n" 12
Namespace instance
+.SH "DESCRIPTION"
+libnvme will \fBopen\fP the file (if not already opened) and keep
+an internal copy of the file descriptor. Following calls to
+this API retrieve the internal cached copy of the file
+descriptor. The file will remain opened and the fd will
+remain cached until the ns object is deleted or
+\fBnvme_ns_release_fd\fP is called.
.SH "RETURN"
File descriptor associated with \fIn\fP or -1