Provided by: nvme-cli_2.11-2_amd64 
NAME
nvme-verify - Send an NVMe Verify command, return results
SYNOPSIS
nvme-verify <device> [--namespace-id=<nsid> | -n <nsid>]
[--start-block=<slba> | -s <slba>]
[--block-count=<nlb> | -c <nlb>] [--limited-retry | -l]
[--force-unit-access | -f]
[--prinfo=<prinfo> | -p <prinfo>]
[--ref-tag=<reftag> | -r <reftag>]
[--app-tag-mask=<appmask> | -m <appmask>]
[--app-tag=<apptag> | -a <apptag>]
[--storage-tag<storage-tag> | -S <storage-tag>]
[--storage-tag-check | -C]
[--output-format=<fmt> | -o <fmt>] [--verbose | -v]
[--timeout=<timeout> | -t <timeout>]
DESCRIPTION
The Verify command verifies the integrity of the stored information by reading data and metadata.
OPTIONS
-n <nsid>, --namespace-id=<nsid>
Namespace ID use in the command.
-s <slba>, --start-block=<slba>
Start block address.
-c <nlb>, --block-count=<nlb>
Number of logical blocks to Verify.
-l, --limited-retry
Sets the limited retry flag.
-f, --force-unit-access
Set the force-unit access flag.
-p <prinfo>, --prinfo=<prinfo>
Protection Information field definition.
┌────┬───────────────────────────────────────┐
│Bit │ Description │
├────┼───────────────────────────────────────┤
│3 │ PRACT: Protection Information Action. │
│ │ When set to 1, PI is │
│ │ stripped/inserted on read/write when │
│ │ the block format’s metadata size is │
│ │ 8. When set to 0, metadata is passes. │
├────┼───────────────────────────────────────┤
│2:0 │ PRCHK: Protection Information Check: │
├────┼───────────────────────────────────────┤
│2 │ Set to 1 enables checking the guard │
│ │ tag │
├────┼───────────────────────────────────────┤
│1 │ Set to 1 enables checking the │
│ │ application tag │
├────┼───────────────────────────────────────┤
│0 │ Set to 1 enables checking the │
│ │ reference tag │
└────┴───────────────────────────────────────┘
-r <reftag>, --ref-tag=<reftag>
Optional reftag when used with protection information.
-m <appmask>, --app-tag-mask=<appmask>
Optional application tag mask when used with protection information.
-a <apptag>, --app-tag=<apptag>
Optional application tag when used with protection information.
-S <storage-tag>, --storage-tag=<storage-tag>
Variable Sized Expected Logical Block Storage Tag(ELBST).
-C, --storage-tag-check
This flag enables Storage Tag field checking as part of Verify operation.
-o <fmt>, --output-format=<fmt>
Set the reporting format to normal, json or binary. Only one output format can be used at a time.
-v, --verbose
Increase the information detail in the output.
-t <timeout>, --timeout=<timeout>
Override default timeout value. In milliseconds.
EXAMPLES
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NVME
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