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+nvme-wdc-drive-log(1)
+=====================
+
+NAME
+----
+nvme-wdc-drive-log - Retrieve WDC device's drive log and save to file.
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+'nvme wdc drive-log' <device> [--output-file=<FILE>, -o <FILE>]
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+For the NVMe device given, sends the wdc vendor unique drive log
+request and saves the result to a file.
+
+The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe
+character device (ex: /dev/nvme0), or a namespace block device (ex:
+/dev/nvme0n1).
+
+This will only work on WDC devices supporting this feature.
+Results for any other device are undefined.
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+-o <FILE>::
+--output-file=<FILE>::
+ Output file; defaults to device serial number followed by "drive_log" suffix
+
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+* Gets the drive log from the device and saves to default file in current directory (e.g. STM00019F3F9drive_log.bin):
++
+------------
+# nvme wdc drive-log /dev/nvme0
+------------
+* Gets the drive log from the device and saves to defined file in current directory (e.g. testSTM00019F3F9drive_log.bin):
++
+------------
+# nvme wdc drive-log /dev/nvme0 -o test
+------------
+* Gets the drive log from the device and saves to defined file with pathname (e.g. /tmp/testSTM00019F3F9drive_log.bin):
++
+------------
+# nvme wdc drive-log /dev/nvme0 -o /tmp/test
+------------
+
+NVME
+----
+Part of the nvme-user suite