NAME
nvme-nvm-id-ctrl - Send NVMe Identify Controller, return NVM command set structure
SYNOPSIS
nvme nvm-id-ctrl <device> [--output-format=<fmt> | -o <fmt>] [--verbose | -v]
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 <fmt>, --output-format=<fmt>
Set the reporting format to normal, json or binary. Only one output format can be used at a time.
-v, --verbose
Increase the information detail in the output.
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