---
name: "ebsnvme-id"
section: "8"
platform: "linux"
package: "amazon-ec2-utils"
version: "2.1.0-1.1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/ebsnvme-id"
---

# ebsnvme-id(8)

Reads and prints EBS information from NVMe devices

## NAME

ebsnvme-id - Reads and prints EBS information from NVMe devices

## SYNOPSIS

**ebsnvme-id** \[*options*\] *DEVICE*\

## DESCRIPTION

**ebsnvme-id** uses the NVME Management Interface to read various metadata about NVME-attached EBS storage volumes.  It can be used to retrive the EBS Volume ID or EC2 API device mapping value given the local block device name.

## OPTIONS

- **-v, --volume**

  Return volume-id

- **-b, --block-dev**

  Return block device mapping

- **-u, --udev**

  Output data in format suitable for udev rules

- **-h, --help**

  Show summary of options.

## SEE ALSO

[**nvme**(1)](/nvme/1.md), **ec2-metadata**(1).

The storage chapter of the Amazon EC2 User Guide\
 https://docs.aws.amazon.com/AWSEC2/latest/UserGuide/Storage.html