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NAME
       nvme-delete-ns - Send NVMe Namespace Management delete namespace
       command, return result.

SYNOPSIS
       nvme delete-ns <device> [--namespace-id=<nsid> | -n <nsid>]
                               [--output-format=<fmt> | -o <fmt>] [--verbose | -v]
                               [--timeout=<timeout> | -t <timeout>]

DESCRIPTION
       For the NVMe device given, sends an nvme namespace management command
       to delete the requested namespace and provides the result.

       The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe
       character device (ex: /dev/nvme0), or a namespace block device (ex:
       /dev/nvme0n1). The '--namespace-id' option is mandatory.

OPTIONS
       -n <nsid>, --namespace-id=<nsid>
           The namespace identifier to delete.

       -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.

       -t <timeout>, --timeout=<timeout>
           Override default timeout value 120,000. In milliseconds.

EXAMPLES
       No examples yet.

NVME
       Part of the nvme-user suite

NVMe                              02/16/2026                     NVME-ID-NS(1)