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.SH "NAME"
nvme-create-ns \- Send NVMe Namespace management command to create namespace, returns results\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
\fInvme create\-ns\fR [\-\-nsze= | \-s ]
[\-\-ncap= | \-c ]
[\-\-flbas= | \-f ]
[\-\-dps= | \-d ]
[\-\-nmic= | \-m ]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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For the NVMe device given, sends a namespace management command to create the namespace with the requested settings\&. On success, the namespace identifier assigned by the controller is returned\&.
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The parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0), or a namespace block device (ex: /dev/nvme0n1)\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\-s, \-\-nsze
.RS 4
The namespace size\&.
.RE
.PP
\-c, \-\-ncap
.RS 4
The namespace capacity\&.
.RE
.PP
\-f, \-\-flbas
.RS 4
The namespace formatted logical block size setting\&.
.RE
.PP
\-d, \-\-dps
.RS 4
The data protection settings\&.
.RE
.PP
\-m, \-\-nmic
.RS 4
Namespace multipath and sharing capabilities\&.
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
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No examples provided yet\&.
.SH "NVME"
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Part of the nvme\-user suite