---
name: "libnvme_scan_namespace-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_scan_namespace-libnvme3"
---

# libnvme\_scan\_namespace-libnvme3(2)

scan namespace based on sysfs name

## NAME

libnvme\_scan\_namespace - scan namespace based on sysfs name

## SYNOPSIS

**int libnvme\_scan\_namespace** **(struct libnvme\_global\_ctx \*ctx** *,* **const char \*name** *,* **struct libnvme\_ns \*\*ns** *);*

## ARGUMENTS

- ctx

  *struct libnvme\_global\_ctx* object

- name

  sysfs name of the namespace to scan

- ns

  *struct libnvme\_ns* object to return

## RETURN

0 on success, negative error code otherwise.