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diff --git a/Documentation/nvme-nvm-id-ctrl.txt b/Documentation/nvme-nvm-id-ctrl.txt new file mode 100644 index 0000000..fb4a237 --- /dev/null +++ b/Documentation/nvme-nvm-id-ctrl.txt @@ -0,0 +1,49 @@ +nvme-nvm-id-ctrl(1) +=================== + +NAME +---- +nvme-nvm-id-ctrl - Send NVMe Identify Controller, return NVM command set structure + +SYNOPSIS +-------- +[verse] +'nvme nvm-id-ctrl' <device> [-o <fmt> | --output-format=<fmt>] + +DESCRIPTION +----------- +For the NVMe device given, sends the NVM command set's identify controller +command and provides the result and 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 data structure returned by the device will be decoded and +displayed in one of several ways. + +OPTIONS +------- +-o <format>:: +--output-format=<format>:: + Set the reporting format to 'normal', 'json', or + 'binary'. Only one output format can be used at a time. + +EXAMPLES +-------- +* Has the program interpret the returned buffer and display the known +fields in a human readable format: ++ +------------ +# nvme nvm-id-ctrl /dev/nvme0 +------------ ++ + +* Show the output in json format ++ +------------ +# nvme nvm-id-ctrl /dev/nvme0 -o json +------------ + +NVME +---- +Part of nvme-cli |