NVME-WRITE-ZEROES(1) NVMe Manual NVME-WRITE-ZEROES(1) (NAME) nvme-write-zeroes - NVMe (SYNOPSIS) nvme-write-zeroes [--start-block= | -s ] [--block-count= | -c ] [--ref-tag= | -r ] [--prinfo= | -p ] [--app-tag-mask= | -m ] [--app-tag= | -a ] [--deac | -d] [--limited-retry | -l] [--force-unit-access | -f] [--namespace-id= | -n ] [--storage-tag | -S ] [--storage-tag-check | -C ] [--dir-type= | -T ] [--dir-spec= | -D ] [--namespace-zeroes | -Z] [--output-format= | -o ] [--verbose | -v] [--timeout= | -t ] (DESCRIPTION) Write Zeroes . (OPTIONS) -s , --start-block= . -c , --block-count= . -p , --prinfo= (Protection Information). +----------+------------------------------------+ | | | +----------+------------------------------------+ |3 | PRACT: | | | | | | (Protection | | | Information Action). | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | (PI) | | | | | | / | | | | | | . | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | . | +----------+------------------------------------+ |2:0 | PRCHK: | | | | | | (Protection | | | Information Check): | +----------+------------------------------------+ |2 | | | | | | | (guard tag) | | | . | +----------+------------------------------------+ |1 | | | | | | | (application | | | tag) | | | . | +----------+------------------------------------+ |0 | | | | | | | (reference tag) | | | | | | . | +----------+------------------------------------+ -r , --ref-tag= (reftag) . -m , --app-tag-mask= (application tag mask) . -a , --app-tag= (application tag) . -l, --limited-retry (limited retry) . -d, --deac DEAC (deallocate) . -f, --force-unit-access (force-unit access) . -n , --namespace-id= . -S , --storage-tag= (LBST). -C , --storage-tag-check= . -T , --dir-type= (directive type). -D , --dir-spec= (directive specific). -Z, --namespace-zeroes . -o , --output-format= normal json binary. . -v, --verbose . -t , --timeout= . . (EXAMPLES) . NVME nvme-user NVMe 02/16/2026 NVME-WRITE-ZEROES(1)