NVME-REGISTRY-LIST(1) NVMe Manual NVME-REGISTRY-LIST(1)

# [NAME](#NAME)

nvme-registry-list - List NVMe-oF controller ownership registry entries

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

```
nvme [<global-options>] registry list
```

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

List all live entries in the NVMe-oF controller ownership registry. The registry records which orchestrator (e.g. nvme-stas, nbft) owns each connected NVMe-oF controller. It is stored under /run/nvme/registry/ as one directory per live controller containing one plain-text file per attribute (e.g. /run/nvme/registry/nvme3/owner).

One entry is printed per live registered controller. Controllers with no registry entry (unowned) and non-fabrics (PCIe) controllers (which are never registered) are not shown. Stale entries whose corresponding /dev/nvmeN device node no longer exists are silently skipped.

# [OPTIONS](#OPTIONS)

# [GLOBAL OPTIONS](#GLOBAL_OPTIONS)

The following options are defined at the top-level nvme command and are available to this subcommand:

--dry-run

Print the command that would be executed, but do not actually execute it.

--no-ioctl-probing

Disable probing for 64-bit IOCTL support.

--no-retries

Disable retry logic on transient errors.

-o &lt;fmt&gt;, --output-format=&lt;fmt&gt;

Set the reporting format to *normal*, *tabular, 'json*, or *binary*. Only one output format may be used at a time.

--output-format-version=&lt;version&gt;

Select the output format version. Version *1* uses the original field naming, while version *2* (default) provides more consistent and script-friendly field names.

--timeout=&lt;ms&gt;

Set the timeout for the command in milliseconds.

-v, --verbose

Increase the level of detail in the output. May be specified multiple times to further increase verbosity.

These options can also be set as machine-wide defaults in [nvme-cli.conf(5)](/man/os/nvme-cli/nvme-cli.conf.5). A command-line flag always overrides the file.

# [EXAMPLES](#EXAMPLES)

•List all owned controllers:

```
# nvme registry list
nvme1


  owner        stas
nvme3


  owner        nbft
```

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[nvme-registry-retrieve(1)](/man/os/nvme-cli/nvme-registry-retrieve.1) [nvme-registry-update(1)](/man/os/nvme-cli/nvme-registry-update.1) [nvme-registry-delete(1)](/man/os/nvme-cli/nvme-registry-delete.1) [nvme-disconnect-all(1)](/man/os/nvme-cli/nvme-disconnect-all.1)

# [NVME](#NVME)

Part of the nvme-user suite

09/18/2026 NVMe

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Document: nvme-registry-list(1) from nvme-cli 3.1-r1 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/linux-nvme/nvme-cli