---
name: "nvme_sanitize_sanact-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/nvme_sanitize_sanact-libnvme3"
---

# nvme\_sanitize\_sanact-libnvme3(2)

Sanitize Action

## NAME

enum nvme\_sanitize\_sanact - Sanitize Action

## SYNOPSIS

enum nvme\_sanitize\_sanact {\
     **NVME\_SANITIZE\_SANACT\_EXIT\_FAILURE** , \
\
     **NVME\_SANITIZE\_SANACT\_START\_BLOCK\_ERASE** , \
\
     **NVME\_SANITIZE\_SANACT\_START\_OVERWRITE** , \
\
     **NVME\_SANITIZE\_SANACT\_START\_CRYPTO\_ERASE** , \
\
     **NVME\_SANITIZE\_SANACT\_EXIT\_MEDIA\_VERIF**

};

## Constants

- NVME\_SANITIZE\_SANACT\_EXIT\_FAILURE

  Exit Failure Mode.

- NVME\_SANITIZE\_SANACT\_START\_BLOCK\_ERASE

  Start a Block Erase sanitize operation.

- NVME\_SANITIZE\_SANACT\_START\_OVERWRITE

  Start an Overwrite sanitize operation.

- NVME\_SANITIZE\_SANACT\_START\_CRYPTO\_ERASE

  Start a Crypto Erase sanitize operation.

- NVME\_SANITIZE\_SANACT\_EXIT\_MEDIA\_VERIF

  Exit Media Verification State