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NVME-WRITE(1)			  NVMe Manual			 NVME-WRITE(1)

NAME
       nvme-write - Send an NVMe write command,	provide	results

SYNOPSIS
       nvme-write <device> [--start-block=<slba> | -s <slba>]
			       [--block-count=<nlb> | -c <nlb>]
			       [--data-size=<size> | -z	<size>]
			       [--metadata-size=<size> | -y <size>]
			       [--ref-tag=<reftag> | -r	<reftag>]
			       [--data=<data-file> | -d	<data-file>]
			       [--metadata=<metadata-file> | -M	<metadata-file>]
			       [--prinfo=<prinfo> | -p <prinfo>]
			       [--app-tag-mask=<appmask> | -m <appmask>]
			       [--app-tag=<apptag> | -a	<apptag>]
			       [--limited-retry	| -l] [--force-unit-access | -f]
			       [--dir-type=<type> | -T <type>]
			       [--dir-spec=<spec> | -S <spec>] [--dsm=<dsm> | -D <dsm>]
			       [--show-command | -V] [--dry-run	| -w] [--latency | -t]
			       [--storage-tag<storage-tag> | -g	<storage-tag>]
			       [--storage-tag-check | -C] [--force]
			       [--output-format=<fmt> |	-o <fmt>] [--verbose | -v]
			       [--timeout=<timeout>]

DESCRIPTION
       The Write command writes	the logical blocks specified by	the command to
       the medium from the data	data buffer provided. Will use stdin by
       default if you don't provide a file.

OPTIONS
       -s <slba>, --start-block=<slba>
	   Start block.

       -c, --block-count
	   The number of blocks	to transfer. This is a zeroes based value to
	   align with the kernel's use of this field. (ie. 0 means transfer 1
	   block).

       -z <size>, --data-size=<size>
	   Size	of data, in bytes.

       -y <size>, --metadata-size=<size>
	   Size	of metadata in bytes.

       -d <data-file>, --data=<data-file>
	   Data	file. If none provided,	contents are sent from STDIN.

       -M <metadata-file>, --metadata=<metadata-file>
	   Metadata file, if necessary.

       -p <prinfo>, --prinfo=<prinfo>
	   Protection Information field	definition.
	   +-----+----------------------------+
	   | Bit | Description		      |
	   +-----+----------------------------+
	   | 3	 | PRACT: Protection	      |
	   |	 | Information Action. When   |
	   |	 | set to 1, PI	is	      |
	   |	 | stripped/inserted on	      |
	   |	 | read/write when the block  |
	   |	 | format's metadata size is  |
	   |	 | 8. When set to 0, metadata |
	   |	 | is passes.		      |
	   +-----+----------------------------+
	   | 2:0 | PRCHK: Protection	      |
	   |	 | Information Check:	      |
	   +-----+----------------------------+
	   | 2	 | Set to 1 enables checking  |
	   |	 | the guard tag	      |
	   +-----+----------------------------+
	   | 1	 | Set to 1 enables checking  |
	   |	 | the application tag	      |
	   +-----+----------------------------+
	   | 0	 | Set to 1 enables checking  |
	   |	 | the reference tag	      |
	   +-----+----------------------------+

       -r <reftag>, --ref-tag=<reftag>
	   Optional reftag when	used with protection information.

       -m <appmask>, --app-tag-mask=<appmask>
	   Optional application	tag mask when used with	protection
	   information.

       -a <apptag>, --app-tag=<apptag>
	   Optional application	tag when used with protection information.

       -l, --limited-retry
	   Sets	the limited retry flag.

       -f, --force-unit-access
	   Set the force-unit access flag.

       -T <type>, --dir-type=<type>
	   Optional directive type. The	nvme-cli only enforces the value be in
	   the defined range for the directive type, though the	NVMe
	   specification (1.3a)	defines	only one directive, 01h, for write
	   stream identifiers.

       -S <spec>, --dir-spec=<spec>
	   Optional field for directive	specifics. When	used with write
	   streams, this value is defined to be	the write stream identifier.
	   The nvme-cli	will not validate the stream requested is within the
	   controller's	capabilities.

       -D <dsm>, --dsm=<dsm>
	   The optional	data set management attributes for this	command. The
	   argument for	this is	the least significant 8	bits of	the DSM	field
	   in a	write command; the most	significant 16 bits of the field come
	   from	the directive specific field, if used. This may	be used	to set
	   attributes for the LBAs being written, like access frequency, type,
	   latency, among other	things,	as well	as yet to be defined types.
	   Please consult the NVMe specification for detailed breakdown	of how
	   to use this field.

       -V, --show-cmd
	   Print out the command to be sent.

       -w, --dry-run
	   Do not actually send	the command. If	want to	use --dry-run option,
	   --show-cmd option must be set. Otherwise --dry-run option will be
	   ignored.

       -t, --latency
	   Print out the latency the IOCTL took	(in us).

       -g <storage-tag>, --storage-tag=<storage-tag>
	   Variable Sized Expected Logical Block Storage Tag(ELBST).

       -C, --storage-tag-check
	   This	flag enables Storage Tag field checking	as part	of end-to-end
	   data	protection processing.

       --force
	   Ignore namespace is currently busy and performed the	operation even
	   though.

       -o <fmt>, --output-format=<fmt>
	   Set the reporting format to normal, json or binary. Only one	output
	   format can be used at a time.

       -v, --verbose
	   Increase the	information detail in the output.

       --timeout=<timeout>
	   Override default timeout value. In milliseconds.

EXAMPLES
       No examples yet.

NVME
       Part of the nvme-user suite

NVMe				  10/31/2024			 NVME-WRITE(1)

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