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.TH "NVME\-LIST" "1" "02/16/2026" "NVMe" "NVMe Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
nvme-list \- List all recognized NVMe devices
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
.sp
.nf
\fInvme list\fR [\-\-output\-format=<fmt> | \-o <fmt>] [\-\-verbose | \-v]
.fi
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
.sp
Scan the sysfs tree for NVM Express devices and return the /dev node for those devices as well as some pertinent information about them\&. Namespace usage printed in powers of 1,000 with SI prefixes\&. (e\&.g\&., 1\&.02 TB)
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\-o <fmt>, \-\-output\-format=<fmt>
.RS 4
Set the reporting format to
\fInormal\fR,
\fIjson\fR
or
\fIbinary\fR\&. Only one output format can be used at a time\&.
.RE
.PP
\-v, \-\-verbose
.RS 4
Increase the information in the output, showing nvme subsystems, controllers and namespaces separately and how they\(cqre related to each other\&.
.RE
.SH "ENVIRONMENT"
.sp
PCI_IDS_PATH \- Full path of pci\&.ids file in case nvme could not find it in common locations\&.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
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.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Has the program issue a list
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
# nvme list
Node                  Generic               SN                   Model                                    Namespace  Usage                      Format           FW Rev
\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-
/dev/nvme0n1          /dev/ng0n1            BTNH922508PS1P0B     INTEL SSDPEKNW010T8                      0x1          1\&.02  TB /   1\&.02  TB    512   B +  0 B   002C
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.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.RE
.sp
.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
.\}
.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
.\}
Has the program issue a list with verbose
.sp
.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
# nvme list \-v
Subsystem        Subsystem\-NQN                                                                                    Controllers
\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-
nvme\-subsys0     nqn\&.2019\-22\&.com\&.intel:nvm\-subsystem\-sn\-btnh922508ps1p0b                                          nvme0

Device           Cntlid SN                   MN                                       FR       TxPort Address        Slot   Subsystem    Namespaces
\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \-\-\-\-\-\- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \-\-\-\-\-\- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \-\-\-\-\-\- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-
nvme0    1      BTNH922508PS1P0B     INTEL SSDPEKNW010T8                      002C     pcie   0000:0d:00\&.0          nvme\-subsys0 nvme0n1

Device            Generic           NSID       Usage                      Format           Controllers
\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\- \-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-\-
/dev/nvme0n1 /dev/ng0n1   0x1          1\&.02  TB /   1\&.02  TB    512   B +  0 B   nvme0
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.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.RE
.SH "NVME"
.sp
Part of the nvme\-user suite