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.SH "NAME"
nvme-flush \- Flush command\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
\fInvme flush\fR <device> [\-\-namespace\-id=<nsid> | \-n <nsid>]
                        [\-\-output\-format=<fmt> | \-o <fmt>] [\-\-verbose | \-v]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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The Flush command shall commit data and metadata associated with the specified namespace(s) to nonvolatile media\&. The flush applies to all commands completed prior to the submission of the Flush command\&. The controller may also flush additional data and/or metadata from any namespace\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\-n <nsid>, \-\-namespace\-id=<nsid>
.RS 4
Specify the optional namespace id for this command\&. Defaults to 0xffffffff, indicating flush for all namespaces\&.
.RE
.PP
\-o <fmt>, \-\-output\-format=<fmt>
.RS 4
Set the reporting format to
\fInormal\fR,
\fIjson\fR
or
\fIbinary\fR\&. Only one output format can be used at a time\&.
.RE
.PP
\-v, \-\-verbose
.RS 4
Increase the information detail in the output\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
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No examples yet\&.
.SH "NVME"
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Part of the nvme\-user suite