NVME-COMPARE(1) NVMe NVME-COMPARE(1) (NAME) nvme-compare - NVMe (SYNOPSIS) nvme-compare [--start-block= | -s ] [--block-count= | -c ] [--block-size= | -b ] [--data-size= | -z ] [--metadata-size= | -y ] [--ref-tag= | -r ] [--data= | -d ] [--metadata= | -M ] [--prinfo= | -p ] [--app-tag-mask= | -m ] [--app-tag= | -a ] [--limited-retry | -l] [--force-unit-access | -f] [--dir-type= | -T ] [--dir-spec= | -S ] [--dsm= | -D ] [--show-command | -V] [--dry-run | -w] [--latency | -t] [--storage-tag | -g ] [--storage-tag-check | -C] [--force] [--output-format= | -o ] [--verbose | -v] [--timeout=] (DESCRIPTION) Compare . . Compare Failure . . (OPTIONS) -s , --start-block= - . -c , --block-count= ( ). -b , --block-size= metasize . identify namespace . -z , --data-size= . -y , --metadata-size= . -r , --ref-tag= (Reference Tag) (Protection Information). -d , --data= . -M , --metadata= . -p , --prinfo= . +----------+------------------------------------+ | | | +----------+------------------------------------+ |3 | PRACT: | | | | | | (Protection | | | Information Action). | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | PI | | | / | | | / | | | . | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | . | +----------+------------------------------------+ |2:0 | PRCHK: | | | | | | (Protection | | | Information Check): | +----------+------------------------------------+ |2 | | | | | | | (guard tag) | | | | +----------+------------------------------------+ |1 | | | | | | | (application | | | tag) | | | | +----------+------------------------------------+ |0 | | | | | | | (reference tag) | | | | | | | +----------+------------------------------------+ -m , --app-tag-mask= (App Tag Mask) . -a , --app-tag= (App Tag) . -l, --limited-retry . -f, --force-unit-access FUA . -T , --dir-type= (directive type) . nvme-cli directive NVMe ( 1.3a) directive 01h . -S , --dir-spec= (directive specifics). . nvme-cli . -D , --dsm= (data set management) . DSM ( ) directive specific . LBA . NVMe . -V, --show-cmd . -w, --dry-run . --dry-run --show-cmd . --dry-run . -t, --latency IOCTL ( ). -g , --storage-tag= (ELBST). -C, --storage-tag-check . --force . -o , --output-format= normal json binary. . -v, --verbose . --timeout= ( ). (EXAMPLES) . NVME nvme-user (SEE ALSO) nvme(1) NVMe 02/16/2026 NVME-COMPARE(1)