---
name: "nvme-exclusion-edit"
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-exclusion-edit"
---

# nvme-exclusion-edit(1)

Edit an NVMe-oF exclusion list in an editor

## NAME

nvme-exclusion-edit - Edit an NVMe-oF exclusion list in an editor

## SYNOPSIS

```
nvme [<global-options>] exclusion edit [--name=<NAME> | -N <NAME>]
```

## DESCRIPTION

Open the NVMe-oF exclusion list named \<NAME\> in the editor named by the $EDITOR environment variable, in the same spirit as *visudo* or *crontab -e*. A missing list is created.

The list is edited through a private scratch copy and installed by name only when the editor exits. On save the result is validated; if it contains a bad entry you are offered the chance to re-open the editor and fix it. If the list changed on disk while you were editing, the save is refused so a concurrent editor’s changes are never silently overwritten. Whenever the changes are not saved, the scratch copy is kept and its path printed so your edits are recoverable.

This command requires root.

## OPTIONS

- \-N \<NAME\>, --name=\<NAME\>

  Name of the exclusion list to edit. Omit to edit the default list (/etc/nvme/exclusions.conf).

## 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

• Edit the *user* list:

```
# nvme exclusion edit --name user
```

• Use a specific editor:

```
# EDITOR=vi nvme exclusion edit --name user
```

## SEE ALSO

[nvme-exclusion-add(1)](/nvme-exclusion-add/1.md) [nvme-exclusion-remove(1)](/nvme-exclusion-remove/1.md) [nvme-exclusion-list(1)](/nvme-exclusion-list/1.md) [nvme-disconnect(1)](/nvme-disconnect/1.md)

## NVME

Part of the nvme-user suite