NVME-NVM-ID-CTRL(1)               NVMe Manual              NVME-NVM-ID-CTRL(1)

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
       o   Has the program interpret the returned buffer and display the known
           fields in a human readable format:

               # nvme nvm-id-ctrl /dev/nvme0

       o   Show the output in json format

               # nvme nvm-id-ctrl /dev/nvme0 -o json

NVME
       Part of nvme-cli

NVMe                              02/16/2024               NVME-NVM-ID-CTRL(1)