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.TH "NVME\-NS\-DETACH" "1" "09/07/2026" "NVMe" "NVMe Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
nvme-ns-detach \- Send NVMe detach namespace, return result\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
\fInvme\fR [<global\-options>] \fIns detach\fR <device>
                        [\-\-namespace\-id=<nsid> | \-n <nsid>]
                        [\-\-controllers=<ctrl\-list,> | \-c <ctrl\-list,>]
.fi
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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For the NVMe device given, sends the nvme namespace detach command for the provided namespace identifier, detaching to the provided list of controller identifiers\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\-n <nsid>, \-\-namespace\-id=<nsid>
.RS 4
The namespace identifier to detach\&.
.RE
.PP
\-c <ctrl\-list,>, \-\-controllers=<ctrl\-list,>
.RS 4
The comma separated list of controller identifiers to detach the namespace from\&.
.RE
.SH "GLOBAL OPTIONS"
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The following options are defined at the top\-level nvme command and are available to this subcommand:
.PP
\-\-dry\-run
.RS 4
Print the command that would be executed, but do not actually execute it\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-no\-ioctl\-probing
.RS 4
Disable probing for 64\-bit IOCTL support\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-no\-retries
.RS 4
Disable retry logic on transient errors\&.
.RE
.PP
\-o <fmt>, \-\-output\-format=<fmt>
.RS 4
Set the reporting format to
\fInormal\fR,
\fItabular, \*(Aqjson\fR, or
\fIbinary\fR\&. Only one output format may be used at a time\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-output\-format\-version=<version>
.RS 4
Select the output format version\&. Version
\fI1\fR
uses the original field naming, while version
\fI2\fR
(default) provides more consistent and script\-friendly field names\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-timeout=<ms>
.RS 4
Set the timeout for the command in milliseconds\&.
.RE
.PP
\-v, \-\-verbose
.RS 4
Increase the level of detail in the output\&. May be specified multiple times to further increase verbosity\&.
.RE
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These options can also be set as machine\-wide defaults in nvme\-cli\&.conf(5)\&. A command\-line flag always overrides the file\&.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
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No examples yet\&.
.SH "NVME"
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Part of the nvme\-user suite