libnvme\_ctrl\_get\_state(9) libnvme API manual libnvme\_ctrl\_get\_state(9)

# [NAME](#NAME)

libnvme\_ctrl\_get\_state - Running state of a controller

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

**const char * libnvme\_ctrl\_get\_state** **(struct libnvme\_ctrl \*c );**

# [ARGUMENTS](#ARGUMENTS)

[c](#c)

Controller instance

# [RETURN](#RETURN)

String indicating the running state of *c*

libnvme\_ctrl\_get\_state September 2026

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Document: libnvme_ctrl_get_state-libnvme3(2) from nvme-cli 3.1-r1 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/linux-nvme/nvme-cli