NVME-SANITIZE(1) NVMe Manual NVME-SANITIZE(1) (NAME) nvme-sanitize - NVMe (SYNOPSIS) nvme sanitize [--no-dealloc | -d] [--oipbp | -i] [--owpass= | -n ] [--ause | -u] [--sanact= | -a ] [--ovrpat= | -p ] [--emvs | -e] [--force] [--output-format= | -o ] [--verbose | -v] (DESCRIPTION) Sanitize ( ) NVMe . NVMe (: /dev/nvme0). 0 . (OPTIONS) -d, --no-dealloc (No Deallocate After Sanitize): . . Sanitize Action 001b ( Exit Failure Mode) . -i, --oipbp (Overwrite Invert Pattern Between Passes): . . Sanitize Action 011b ( Overwrite) . -n , --owpass= (Overwrite Pass Count): ( ) Overwrite Pattern . 0 . Sanitize Action 011b ( Overwrite) . -u, --ause (Allow Unrestricted Sanitize Exit): . . Sanitize Action 001b ( Exit Failure Mode) . -a , --sanact= (Sanitize Action): +--------------------------+--------------------------------+ | | | +--------------------------+--------------------------------+ |0x00 | | +--------------------------+--------------------------------+ |0x01 | exit-failure | | | | | | | (Exit Failure Mode) | +--------------------------+--------------------------------+ |0x02 | start-block-erase | | | | | | | | | | | | | (Block Erase) | +--------------------------+--------------------------------+ |0x03 | start-overwrite | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (Overwrite) | +--------------------------+--------------------------------+ |0x04 | start-crypto-erase | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (Crypto Erase) | +--------------------------+--------------------------------+ |0x05 | | | |exit-media-verification | | | | | | | (Media | | | Verification State) | +--------------------------+--------------------------------+ -p , --ovrpat= (Overwrite Pattern): Sanitize Action Command Dword 10 011b ( Overwrite) . . -e, --emvs (Enter Media Verification State): (Media Verification) . . SANACT ( 010b 011b 100b ) . --force . -o , --output-format= normal json binary . . -v, --verbose . (EXAMPLES) o Sanitize : # nvme sanitize /dev/nvme0 -a 0x02 # nvme sanitize /dev/nvme0 --sanact=0x01 # nvme sanitize /dev/nvme0 --sanact=start-overwrite NVME nvme-user. NVMe 02/16/2026 NVME-SANITIZE(1)