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.\" Title: nvme-zns-zone-append
.\" Author: [FIXME: author] [see http://www.docbook.org/tdg5/en/html/author]
.\" Generator: DocBook XSL Stylesheets vsnapshot <http://docbook.sf.net/>
.\" Date: 01/30/2023
.\" Manual: NVMe Manual
.\" Source: NVMe
.\" Language: English
.\"
.TH "NVME\-ZNS\-ZONE\-APP" "1" "01/30/2023" "NVMe" "NVMe Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
nvme-zns-zone-append \- Send an NVMe write command, provide results
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
.nf
\fInvme\-zns\-zone\-append\fR <device> [\-\-namespace\-id=<NUM> | \-n <NUM>]
[\-\-zslba=<IONUM> | \-s <IONUM>]
[\-\-data\-size=<IONUM> | \-z <IONUM>]
[\-\-metadata\-size=<IONUM> | \-y <IONUM>]
[\-\-data=<FILE> | \-d <FILE>]
[\-\-metadata=<FILE> | \-M <FILE>]
[\-\-limited\-retry | \-l]
[\-\-force\-unit\-access | \-f]
[\-\-ref\-tag=<NUM> | \-r <NUM>]
[\-\-app\-tag\-mask=<NUM> | \-m <NUM>]
[\-\-app\-tag=<NUM> | \-a <NUM>]
[\-\-prinfo=<NUM> | \-p <NUM>]
.fi
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.sp
The zone append command writes the logical blocks specified by the command to the medium from the data data buffer provided\&. Will use stdin by default if you don\(cqt provide a file\&.
.sp
On success, the program will report the LBA that was assigned to the data for the append operation\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\-n <NUM>, \-\-namespace\-id=<NUM>
.RS 4
Use the provided namespace id for the command\&. If not provided, the namespace id of the block device will be used\&. If the command is issued to a non\-block device, the parameter is required\&.
.RE
.PP
\-s <IONUM>, \-\-zslba=<IONUM>, \-z <IONUM>, \-\-data\-size=<IONUM>
.RS 4
Size of data, in bytes\&.
.RE
.PP
\-y <IONUM>, \-\-metadata\-size=<IONUM>
.RS 4
Size of metadata in bytes\&.
.RE
.PP
\-d <FILE>, \-\-data=<FILE>
.RS 4
Data file providing the data to write\&. If none provided, contents are sent from STDIN\&.
.RE
.PP
\-M <FILE>, \-\-metadata=<FILE>
.RS 4
Metadata file, if necessary\&.
.RE
.PP
\-l, \-\-limited\-retry
.RS 4
Sets the limited retry flag\&.
.RE
.PP
\-f, \-\-force\-unit\-access
.RS 4
Set the force\-unit access flag\&.
.RE
.PP
\-r <NUM>, \-\-ref\-tag=<NUM>
.RS 4
Optional reftag when used with protection information\&.
.RE
.PP
\-m <NUM>, \-\-app\-tag\-mask=<NUM>
.RS 4
Optional application tag mask when used with protection information\&.
.RE
.PP
\-a <NUM>, \-\-app\-tag=<NUM>
.RS 4
Optional application tag when used with protection information\&.
.RE
.PP
\-p <NUM>, \-\-prinfo=<NUM>
.RS 4
Protection Information field definition\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
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.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
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Append the data "hello world" into 4k worth of blocks into the zone starting at block 0 for namespace 1:
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
# echo "hello world" | nvme zns zone\-append /dev/nvme0 \-n 1 \-s 0 \-z 4k
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.RE
.SH "NVME"
.sp
Part of the nvme\-user suite
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