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+nvme-id-iocs(1)
+===============
+
+NAME
+----
+nvme-id-iocs - Send NVMe Identify I/O Command Set, return result and structure
+
+SYNOPSIS
+--------
+[verse]
+'nvme id-iocs' <device> [--controller-id=<cntid> | -c <cntid>]
+
+DESCRIPTION
+-----------
+For the NVMe device given, send an identify command and return the Identify I/O
+Command Set data 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).
+
+OPTIONS
+-------
+-c <cntid>::
+--controller-id=<cntid>::
+ Retrieve the identify I/O Command set data structure for the given
+ cntid. If this value is not given, cntid will be 0xffff.
+
+EXAMPLES
+--------
+* Have the program interpret the returned buffer and display the known
+fields in a human readable format:
++
+------------
+# nvme id-iocs /dev/nvme0
+------------
+
+NVME
+----
+Part of the nvme-user suite