NVME-WDC-GET-DRIV(1)

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💅 NAME 💅

okay so this is nvme-wdc-get-drive-status — it sends the NVMe WDC get-drive-status command and hands you back the result. that's it, that's the gig ✨

🎀 SYNOPSIS 🎀

nvme [<global-options>] wdc get-drive-status <device>

🦋 DESCRIPTION 🦋

So for the NVMe device you hand it, this sends the super-special WDC-only get-drive-status command and gives you back the extra drive status info. it's giving exclusive 💅

The <device> parameter is mandatory — no skipping it, bestie. and it can be either the NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0).

⚠️ Heads up: this will only work on WDC devices that actually support this feature. Results for any other device are undefined — like, we don't know, nobody knows, don't ask 😭

On success it returns 0, and an error code otherwise. slay when it works, sad when it doesn't 🫶

🌸 OUTPUT EXPLANATION 🌸

here's the vibe check on every field you'll see:

  • Percent Life Used. — The percentage of drive function used. basically how much of the drive's life is cooked 🔥
  • EOL (End of Life) Status — The 3 possible states are: Normal, Read Only, or End of Life.
  • Assert Dump Status — The 2 possible states are: Present or Not Present.
  • Thermal Throttling Status — The 3 possible states are: Off, On, or Unavailable.
  • Format Corrupt Reason — The 3 possible states are: Not Corrupted, Corrupt due to FW Assert, or Corrupt for Unknown Reason.

⭐ OPTIONS ⭐

💜 GLOBAL OPTIONS 💜

these are defined at the top-level nvme command and are available to this subcommand. icon behavior tbh 👑

  • --dry-run — Print the command that would be executed, but do not actually execute it. all the vibes, none of the consequences ✨
  • --no-ioctl-probing — Disable probing for 64-bit IOCTL support.
  • --no-retries — Disable retry logic on transient errors. one shot, no take-backs 💀
  • -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. pick a lane bestie 🎀
  • --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 — don't try it 🙈
  • --quiet — Suppress informational messages. Errors are still reported, and --quiet cancels any --verbose for the library log level. shhhh 🤫
  • --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). literally forever, no cap ⏳
  • -v, --verbose — Increase the level of detail in the output. May be specified multiple times to further increase verbosity. say it again, say it again 🗣️

These options can also be set as machine-wide defaults in nvme-cli.conf(5). A command-line flag always overrides the file. periodt 💅

🌈 EXAMPLES 🌈

  • Has the program issue WDC get-drive-status command:
# nvme wdc get-drive-status /dev/nvme0

👑 NVME 👑

Part of the nvme-user suite. we're fam 🫶

okayyy that's the whole page bestie, go forth and get those drive statuses 💖

mwah 💋 — this was the NVMe manual, dated 10/30/2026, page NVME-WDC-GET-DRIV(1). catch you in the next one 🦋✨

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