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

# nvme-list(1)

List all recognized NVMe devices

## NAME

nvme-list - List all recognized NVMe devices

## SYNOPSIS

```
nvme [<global-options>] list
```

## DESCRIPTION

Scan the sysfs tree for NVM Express devices and return the /dev node for those devices as well as some pertinent information about them. Namespace usage printed in powers of 1,000 with SI prefixes. (e.g., 1.02 TB)

## OPTIONS

## 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.

## ENVIRONMENT

PCI\_IDS\_PATH - Full path of pci.ids file in case nvme could not find it in common locations.

## EXAMPLES

• Has the program issue a list

```
# nvme list
Node                  Generic               SN                   Model                                    Namespace  Usage                      Format           FW Rev
--------------------- --------------------- -------------------- ---------------------------------------- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------- --------
/dev/nvme0n1          /dev/ng0n1            BTNH922508PS1P0B     INTEL SSDPEKNW010T8                      0x1          1.02  TB /   1.02  TB    512   B +  0 B   002C
```

• Has the program issue a list with verbose

```
# nvme list -v
Subsystem        Subsystem-NQN                                                                                    Controllers
---------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------
nvme-subsys0     nqn.2019-22.com.intel:nvm-subsystem-sn-btnh922508ps1p0b                                          nvme0
Device           Orchestrator Cntlid SN                   MN                                       FR       TxPort Address        Slot   Subsystem    Namespaces
---------------- ------------ ------ -------------------- ---------------------------------------- -------- ------ -------------- ------ ------------ ----------------
nvme0            kernel       1      BTNH922508PS1P0B     INTEL SSDPEKNW010T8                      002C     pcie   0000:0d:00.0          nvme-subsys0 nvme0n1
Device            Generic           NSID       Usage                      Format           Controllers
----------------- ----------------- ---------- -------------------------- ---------------- ----------------
/dev/nvme0n1 /dev/ng0n1   0x1          1.02  TB /   1.02  TB    512   B +  0 B   nvme0
```

## NVME

Part of the nvme-user suite