1NVME-CREATE-NS(1)                 NVMe Manual                NVME-CREATE-NS(1)
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NAME

6       nvme-create-ns - Send NVMe Namespace management command to create
7       namespace, returns results.
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SYNOPSIS

10       nvme create-ns <device> [--nsze=<nsze> | -s <nsze>]
11                               [--ncap=<ncap> | -c <ncap>]
12                               [--flbas=<flbas> | -f <flbas>]
13                               [--dps=<dps> | -d <dps>]
14                               [--nmic=<nmic> | -m <nmic>]
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DESCRIPTION

17       For the NVMe device given, sends a namespace management command to
18       create the namespace with the requested settings. On success, the
19       namespace identifier assigned by the controller is returned.
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21       The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe
22       character device (ex: /dev/nvme0), or a namespace block device (ex:
23       /dev/nvme0n1).
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OPTIONS

26       -s, --nsze
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32       -f, --flbas
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39           Namespace multipath and sharing capabilities.
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EXAMPLES

42       No examples provided yet.
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NVME

45       Part of the nvme-user suite
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