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.\"    Manual: NVMe Manual
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.TH "NVME\-WDC\-DRIVE\-LO" "1" "01/16/2026" "NVMe" "NVMe Manual"
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.SH "NAME"
nvme-wdc-drive-log \- Retrieve WDC device\*(Aqs drive log and save to file\&.
.SH "SYNOPSIS"
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.nf
\fInvme wdc drive\-log\fR <device> [\-\-output\-file=<FILE>, \-o <FILE>]
.fi
.SH "DESCRIPTION"
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For the NVMe device given, sends the wdc vendor unique drive log request and saves the result to a file\&.
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The <device> parameter is mandatory and may be either the NVMe character device (ex: /dev/nvme0), or a namespace block device (ex: /dev/nvme0n1)\&.
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This will only work on WDC devices supporting this feature\&. Results for any other device are undefined\&.
.SH "OPTIONS"
.PP
\-o <FILE>, \-\-output\-file=<FILE>
.RS 4
Output file; defaults to device serial number followed by "drive_log" suffix
.RE
.SH "EXAMPLES"
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\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.el \{\
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Gets the drive log from the device and saves to default file in current directory (e\&.g\&. STM00019F3F9drive_log\&.bin):
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
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.nf
# nvme wdc drive\-log /dev/nvme0
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.RE
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.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
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Gets the drive log from the device and saves to defined file in current directory (e\&.g\&. testSTM00019F3F9drive_log\&.bin):
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
.\}
.nf
# nvme wdc drive\-log /dev/nvme0 \-o test
.fi
.if n \{\
.RE
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.RE
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.RS 4
.ie n \{\
\h'-04'\(bu\h'+03'\c
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.el \{\
.sp -1
.IP \(bu 2.3
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Gets the drive log from the device and saves to defined file with pathname (e\&.g\&. /tmp/testSTM00019F3F9drive_log\&.bin):
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.if n \{\
.RS 4
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.nf
# nvme wdc drive\-log /dev/nvme0 \-o /tmp/test
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.if n \{\
.RE
.\}
.RE
.SH "NVME"
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Part of the nvme\-user suite
