NVME-WRITE(1) NVMe Manual NVME-WRITE(1) (NAME) nvme-write - (Write) NVMe (SYNOPSIS) nvme-write [--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) Write . (stdin) . (OPTIONS) -s , --start-block= . -c, --block-count . ( ). -b , --block-size= metasize . (identify namespace) . -z , --data-size= . -y , --metadata-size= . -d , --data= . (STDIN) . -M , --metadata= . -p , --prinfo= (Protection Information). +----------------+------------------------------------+ | (Bit) | | | | (Description) | +----------------+------------------------------------+ |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) . -f, --force-unit-access (force-unit access) . -T , --dir-type= (directive type) . nvme-cli NVMe ( 1.3a) 01h . -S , --dir-spec= (directive specifics). . nvme-cli . -D , --dsm= (DSM) . DSM ( ) . 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= (timeout). . (EXAMPLES) . NVME nvme-user NVMe 02/16/2026 NVME-WRITE(1)