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.\"      Date: 04/15/2023
.\"    Manual: NVMe Manual
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.TH "NVME\-ZNS\-ID\-CTRL" "1" "04/15/2023" "NVMe" "NVMe Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
nvme-zns-id-ctrl \- Send NVMe Zoned Command Set Identify Controller, return result and structure
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
\fInvme zns id\-ctrl\fR <device> [\-o <fmt> | \-\-output\-format=<fmt>]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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For the NVMe device given, sends the zoned command set\(cqs identify controller command and provides the result and returned structure\&.
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The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0), or a namespace block device (ex: /dev/nvme0n1)\&.
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On success, the data structure returned by the device will be decoded and displayed in one of several ways\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
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\-o <format>, \-\-output\-format=<format>
.RS 4
Set the reporting format to
\fInormal\fR,
\fIjson\fR, or
\fIbinary\fR\&. Only one output format can be used at a time\&.
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.SH "EXAMPLES"
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.RS 4
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Has the program interpret the returned buffer and display the known fields in a human readable format:
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
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# nvme zns id\-ctrl /dev/nvme0
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.if n \{\
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.RE
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.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
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Show the output in json format
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
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# nvme zns id\-ctrl /dev/nvme0 \-o json
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.if n \{\
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.\}
.RE
.SH "NVME"
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Part of nvme\-cli