nvme-list - Man Page

List all recognized NVMe devices

Synopsis

nvme list [--output-format=<fmt> | -o <fmt>] [--verbose | -v]

Description

Scan the sysfs tree for NVM Express devices and return the /dev node for those devices as well as some pertinent information about them​. Namespace usage printed in powers of 1,000 with SI prefixes​. (e​.g​., 1​.02 TB)

Options

-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 in the output, showing nvme subsystems, controllers and namespaces separately and how they’re related to each other​.

Environment

PCI_IDS_PATH - Full path of pci​.ids file in case nvme could not find it in common locations​.

Examples

Nvme

Part of the nvme-user suite

Referenced By

nvme(1).

08/18/2026 NVMe Manual