NVME-ERROR-LOG(1)

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💅 nvme-error-log — like, the manual page, but make it make sense

okay bestie, so this one is from the NVMe Manual (yes, the nvme-cli girlies) and it's literally called nvme-error-log. Buckle up, because this page is mostly a "go use the other page" situation and I need you to hear me out 🫶

✨ NAME ✨

nvme-error-log — send an NVME Error log page request, get the result and the log back. also: deprecated, bestie. she's giving legacy era 💀

🌸 SYNOPSIS 🌸

nvme [<global-options>] error-log <device>
                        [--log-entries=<entries> | -e <entries>]
                        [--raw-binary | -b]
                        [--valid-entry | -V]
                        [--sqid=<sqid> | -S <sqid>]
                        [--status=<status> | -s <status>]
                        [--lba=<lba> | -l <lba>]
                        [--namespace-id=<nsid> | -n <nsid>]
                        [--trtype=<trtype> | -t <trtype>]
                        [--csi=<csi> | -c <csi>]
                        [--opcode=<opcode> | -O <opcode>]

like, yes, there are a lot of flags in that synopsis — but plot twist: this page isn't where the details live. keep reading 📖✨

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So. nvme-error-log is a deprecated alias for nvme-log-error(1). It exists purely so that scripts written against nvme-cli versions older than 3.0 don't just spontaneously combust. Options and behavior are identical — the only thing being kept alive here is the top-level command name. periodt. 👑

New scripts should use nvme log error instead, fr fr. This alias prints a deprecation warning on stderr and may be removed in a future release. So like… she's on borrowed time, no cap 😭

For the full option reference, go see nvme-log-error(1). That's the main character page. this one is the understudy 💅

💜 GLOBAL OPTIONS 💜

These ones are defined at the top-level nvme command and are available to this subcommand too — so they're not unique to error-log, they're just vibing up here for everyone:

  • --dry-run — prints the command that would be executed, but doesn't actually execute it. rehearsal only, no performance 🎭
  • --no-ioctl-probing — disables probing for 64-bit IOCTL support.
  • --no-retries — disables retry logic on transient errors. one shot, no second chances 💀
  • -o <fmt>, --output-format=<fmt> — sets the reporting format to normal, tabular, json, or binary. Only one output format may be used at a time, so pick your fighter ✨
  • --output-format-version=<version> — selects the output format version. Version 1 uses the original field naming, while version 2 (the default) gives you more consistent and script-friendly field names. Any other versions are rejected — don't try it 🙈
  • --quiet — suppresses informational messages. Errors are still reported, and --quiet cancels any --verbose for the library log level. she's quiet but she's still telling you when things break 🫶
  • --set-options=<key=value>[,<key=value>...] — sets libnvme library options for this invocation. The supported keys are force-4k, mi-probe-enabled, test-base-dir and test-sysfs-dir. mix and match, comma-separated, go off 🎀
  • --timeout=<ms> — sets the timeout for the command in milliseconds. infinite or -1 waits without a time limit (0xffffffff). patience is a virtue etc etc ⏳
  • -v, --verbose — increases the level of detail in the output. May be specified multiple times to further increase verbosity. stack 'em like bracelets 💫
heads up: these options can also be set as machine-wide defaults in nvme-cli.conf(5). A command-line flag always overrides the file. command line stays winning 👑

🍓 EXAMPLES 🍓

No Examples

that's it. that's the section. the manual is giving "figure it out yourself" energy 😭 like okay girl, go read nvme-log-error(1) i guess

🌈 NVME 🌈

Part of the nvme-user suite. one of us, one of us 🧚

⭐ SEE ALSO ⭐

  • nvme-log-error(1) — the actual page you want, bestie. go there. i'm serious. i love you but go there 💖

and that's the whole vibe check! source is NVMe, dated 10/30/2026 — so if you need to cite her, that's the receipt 🎀✨ bye bestie, go log some errors (on the other page) 🦋💅

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