---
name: "libnvme_ns_identify_descs-libnvme3"
section: "2"
platform: "linux"
package: "nvme-cli"
version: "3.2-1"
release: "Arch Linux 2026-11-01"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/libnvme_ns_identify_descs-libnvme3"
---

# libnvme\_ns\_identify\_descs-libnvme3(2)

Issue an 'identify descriptors' command

## NAME

libnvme\_ns\_identify\_descs - Issue an 'identify descriptors' command

## SYNOPSIS

**int libnvme\_ns\_identify\_descs** **(struct libnvme\_ns \*n** *,* **struct nvme\_ns\_id\_desc \*descs** *);*

## ARGUMENTS

- n

  Namespace instance

- descs

  List of identify descriptors

## DESCRIPTION

Writes the data returned by the 'identify descriptors' command into *descs*.

## RETURN

0 on success, negative error code otherwise.