---
name: "nvme-exclusion-list"
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-list"
---

# nvme-exclusion-list(1)

List NVMe-oF exclusion lists or their entries

## NAME

nvme-exclusion-list - List NVMe-oF exclusion lists or their entries

## SYNOPSIS

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

## DESCRIPTION

Without --name, print every exclusion list and its entries: the main hand-edited /etc/nvme/exclusions.conf first, shown as *(default)*, then each named list under /etc/nvme/exclusions.conf.d/. With --name, print the entries of that one list.

An entry that can never match is marked *# invalid: never matches*. An entry is invalid when it uses an unknown key, a token without *=*, an empty value, or a hostname where the transport requires a numeric address. Add --verbose to log the reason for each one.

This command is read-only and does not require root.

## OPTIONS

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

  List the entries in the named exclusion list. Omit to list all exclusion lists instead.

## 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

• Show every exclusion list and its entries:

```
# nvme exclusion list
```

• Show the entries in the *user* list:

```
# nvme exclusion list --name user
```

## SEE ALSO

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

## NVME

Part of the nvme-user suite