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.TH "NVME\-NVME\-MI\-RECV" "1" "10/30/2026" "NVMe" "NVMe Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
nvme-nvme-mi-recv \- Send a NVMe\-MI Receive command to the specified device
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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\fInvme\fR [<global\-options>] \fInvme\-mi recv\fR <device>
                        [\-\-opcode=<opcode> | \-O <opcode>]
                        [\-\-namespace\-id=<nsid> | \-n <nsid>]
                        [\-\-data\-len=<data\-len> | \-l <data\-len>]
                        [\-\-nmimt=<nmimt> | \-m <nmimt>]
                        [\-\-nmd0=<nmd0> | \-0 <nmd0>]
                        [\-\-nmd1=<nmd1> | \-1 <nmd1>]
                        [\-\-input\-file=<file> | \-i <file>]
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.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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Send a NVMe\-MI Receive command to the specified device, return results\&.
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The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0) or block device (ex: /dev/nvme0n1)\&.
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On success it returns 0, error code otherwise\&.
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The bare \fInvme nvme\-mi\-recv\fR form (without a space) still works as a deprecated alias and will be removed in a future major version\&. New scripts should use \fInvme nvme\-mi recv\fR instead\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\-O <opcode>, \-\-opcode=<opcode>
.RS 4
The NVMe\-MI opcode to send to the device in the command Required argument as this param is mandatory\&.
.RE
.PP
\-n <nsid>, \-\-namespace\-id=<nsid>
.RS 4
The value for the ns\-id in the command\&. The broadcast value 0xffffffff can also be given as
\fIall\fR
or
\fI\-1\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\-l <data\-len>, \-\-data\-len=<data\-len>
.RS 4
The data length for the buffer used for this command\&.
.RE
.PP
\-m <nmimt>, \-\-nmimt=<nmimt>
.RS 4
The value for the NVMe\-MI message type in the command\&.
.RE
.PP
\-0 <nmd0>, \-\-nmd0=<nmd0>
.RS 4
The value for the NVMe management request dword 0 in the command\&.
.RE
.PP
\-1 <nmd1>, \-\-nmd1=<nmd1>
.RS 4
The value for the NVMe management request dword 1 in the command\&.
.RE
.PP
\-i <file>, \-\-input\-file=<file>
.RS 4
If the command is a data\-out (write) command, use this file to fill the buffer sent to the device\&. If no file is given, assumed to use STDIN\&.
.RE
.SH "GLOBAL OPTIONS"
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The following options are defined at the top\-level nvme command and are available to this subcommand:
.PP
\-\-dry\-run
.RS 4
Print the command that would be executed, but do not actually execute it\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-no\-ioctl\-probing
.RS 4
Disable probing for 64\-bit IOCTL support\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-no\-retries
.RS 4
Disable retry logic on transient errors\&.
.RE
.PP
\-o <fmt>, \-\-output\-format=<fmt>
.RS 4
Set the reporting format to
\fInormal\fR,
\fItabular, \*(Aqjson\fR, or
\fIbinary\fR\&. Only one output format may be used at a time\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-output\-format\-version=<version>
.RS 4
Select the output format version\&. Version
\fI1\fR
uses the original field naming, while version
\fI2\fR
(default) provides more consistent and script\-friendly field names\&. Other versions are rejected\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-quiet
.RS 4
Suppress informational messages\&. Errors are still reported, and \-\-quiet cancels any \-\-verbose for the library log level\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-set\-options=<key=value>[,<key=value>\&...]
.RS 4
Set libnvme library options for this invocation\&. Supported keys are
\fIforce\-4k\fR,
\fImi\-probe\-enabled\fR,
\fItest\-base\-dir\fR
and
\fItest\-sysfs\-dir\fR\&.
.RE
.PP
\-\-timeout=<ms>
.RS 4
Set the timeout for the command in milliseconds\&.
\fIinfinite\fR
or
\fI\-1\fR
waits without a time limit (0xffffffff)\&.
.RE
.PP
\-v, \-\-verbose
.RS 4
Increase the level of detail in the output\&. May be specified multiple times to further increase verbosity\&.
.RE
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These options can also be set as machine\-wide defaults in nvme\-cli\&.conf(5)\&. A command\-line flag always overrides the file\&.
.SH "EXAMPLES"
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.RS 4
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.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
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Has the program issue a nvme\-mi\-recv to execute the VPD read\&.
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
# nvme nvme\-mi recv /dev/nvme0n1 \-O 5 \-m 1 \-0 0 \-1 0x100 \-l 256
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.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.RE
.SH "NVME"
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Part of the nvme\-user suite\&.