nvme-zns-zone-append(1)
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NAME
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nvme-zns-zone-append - Send an NVMe write command, provide results

SYNOPSIS
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[verse]
'nvme-zns-zone-append' <device> [--namespace-id=<NUM> | -n <NUM>]
				[--zslba=<IONUM> | -s <IONUM>]
				[--data-size=<IONUM> | -z <IONUM>]
				[--metadata-size=<IONUM> | -y <IONUM>]
				[--data=<FILE> | -d <FILE>]
				[--metadata=<FILE> | -M <FILE>]
				[--limited-retry | -l]
				[--force-unit-access | -f]
				[--ref-tag=<NUM> | -r <NUM>]
				[--app-tag-mask=<NUM> | -m <NUM>]
				[--app-tag=<NUM> | -a <NUM>]
				[--prinfo=<NUM> | -p <NUM>]

DESCRIPTION
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The zone append command writes the logical blocks specified by the command to
the medium from the data data buffer provided. Will use stdin by default
if you don't provide a file.

On sucess, the program will report the LBA that was assigned to the data for
the append operation.

OPTIONS
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-n <NUM>::
--namespace-id=<NUM>::
	Use the provided namespace id for the command. If not provided, the
	namespace id of the block device will be used. If the command is issued
	to a non-block device, the parameter is required.

-s <IONUM>::
--zslba=<IONUM>::

-z <IONUM>::
--data-size=<IONUM>::
	Size of data, in bytes.

-y <IONUM>::
--metadata-size=<IONUM>::
	Size of metadata in bytes.

-d <FILE>::
--data=<FILE>::
	Data file providing the data to write. If none provided, contents are
	sent from STDIN.

-M <FILE>::
--metadata=<FILE>::
	Metadata file, if necessary.

-l::
--limited-retry::
	Sets the limited retry flag.

-f::
--force-unit-access::
	Set the force-unit access flag.

-r <NUM>::
--ref-tag=<NUM>::
	Optional reftag when used with protection information.

-m <NUM>::
--app-tag-mask=<NUM>::
	Optional application tag mask when used with protection information.

-a <NUM>::
--app-tag=<NUM>::
	Optional application tag when used with protection information.

-p <NUM>::
--prinfo=<NUM>::
	Protection Information field definition.

EXAMPLES
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* Append the data "hello world" into 4k worth of blocks into the zone starting
  at block 0 for namespace 1:
+
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# echo "hello world" | nvme zns zone-append /dev/nvme0 -n 1 -s 0 -z 4k
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NVME
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Part of the nvme-user suite
