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

# nvme-create-ns(1)

Send NVMe Namespace management command to create namespace, returns results. (deprecated)

## NAME

nvme-create-ns - Send NVMe Namespace management command to create namespace, returns results. (deprecated)

## SYNOPSIS

```
nvme [<global-options>] create-ns <device> [--nsze=<nsze> | -s <nsze>]
                        [--ncap=<ncap> | -c <ncap>]
                        [--flbas=<flbas> | -f <flbas>]
                        [--dps=<dps> | -d <dps>]
                        [--nmic=<nmic> | -m <nmic>]
                        [--anagrp-id=<anagrpid> | -a <anagrpid>]
                        [--nvmset-id=<nvmsetid> | -i <nvmsetid>]
                        [--endg-id=<endgid> | -e <endgid>]
                        [--csi=<command_set_identifier> | -y <command_set_identifier>]
                        [--lbstm=<lbstm> | -l <lbstm>]
                        [--nphndls=<nphndls> | -n <nphndls>]
                        [--block-size=<block-size> | -b <block-size>]
                        [--nsze-si=<nsze-si> | -S <nsze-si>]
                        [--ncap-si=<ncap-si> | -C <ncap-si>]
                        [--azr | -z]
                        [--rar=<rar> | -r <rar>]
                        [--ror=<ror> | -O <ror>]
                        [--rnumzrwa=<rnumzrwa> | -u <rnumzrwa>]
                        [--phndls=<placement-handle-list,> | -p <placement-handle-list,>]
                        [<global-options>]
```

## DESCRIPTION

Deprecated alias for [**nvme-ns-create**(1)](/nvme-ns-create/1.md), kept for scripts written against nvme-cli versions older than 3.0. Options and behavior are identical; only the top-level command name is retained.

New scripts should use *nvme ns create* instead. This alias prints a deprecation warning on stderr and may be removed in a future release.

See [**nvme-ns-create**(1)](/nvme-ns-create/1.md) for the full option reference.

## GLOBAL OPTIONS

The following options are defined at the top-level nvme command and are available to this subcommand:

- \--dry-run

  Print the command that would be executed, but do not actually execute it.

- \--no-ioctl-probing

  Disable probing for 64-bit IOCTL support.

- \--no-retries

  Disable retry logic on transient errors.

- \-o \<fmt\>, --output-format=\<fmt\>

  Set the reporting format to *normal*, *tabular, 'json*, or *binary*. Only one output format may be used at a time.

- \--output-format-version=\<version\>

  Select the output format version. Version *1* uses the original field naming, while version *2* (default) provides more consistent and script-friendly field names. Other versions are rejected.

- \--quiet

  Suppress informational messages. Errors are still reported, and --quiet cancels any --verbose for the library log level.

- \--set-options=\<key=value\>\[,\<key=value\>...\]

  Set libnvme library options for this invocation. Supported keys are *force-4k*, *mi-probe-enabled*, *test-base-dir* and *test-sysfs-dir*.

- \--timeout=\<ms\>

  Set the timeout for the command in milliseconds. *infinite* or *-1* waits without a time limit (0xffffffff).

- \-v, --verbose

  Increase the level of detail in the output. May be specified multiple times to further increase verbosity.

These options can also be set as machine-wide defaults in [nvme-cli.conf(5)](/nvme-cli.conf/5.md). A command-line flag always overrides the file.

## EXAMPLES

No Examples

## NVME

Part of the nvme-user suite

## SEE ALSO

[**nvme-ns-create**(1)](/nvme-ns-create/1.md)