---
name: "daxctl"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "ndctl"
version: "85-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/daxctl"
---

# daxctl(1)

Provides enumeration and provisioning commands for the Linux kernel Device-DAX facility

## NAME

daxctl - Provides enumeration and provisioning commands for the Linux kernel Device-DAX facility

## SYNOPSIS

```
daxctl [--version] [--help] COMMAND [ARGS]
```

## OPTIONS

- \-v, --version

  Display daxctl version.

- \-h, --help

  Run daxctl help command.

## DESCRIPTION

The daxctl utility provides enumeration and provisioning commands for the Linux kernel Device-DAX facility. This facility enables DAX mappings of performance / feature differentiated memory without need of a filesystem.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2016 - 2022, Intel Corporation. License GPLv2: GNU GPL version 2  \<http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html\>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.  There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

## SEE ALSO

[ndctl-create-namespace(1)](/ndctl-create-namespace/1.md), [ndctl-list(1)](/ndctl-list/1.md)