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# daxctl(1)

[NAME](/ndctl-user-guide/v71.1/daxctl-man-pages/untitled-1.md#name)\
[SYNOPSIS](/ndctl-user-guide/v71.1/daxctl-man-pages/untitled-1.md#synopsis)\
[OPTIONS](/ndctl-user-guide/v71.1/daxctl-man-pages/untitled-1.md#options)\
[DESCRIPTION](/ndctl-user-guide/v71.1/daxctl-man-pages/untitled-1.md#description)\
[COPYRIGHT](/ndctl-user-guide/v71.1/daxctl-man-pages/untitled-1.md#copyright)\
[SEE ALSO](/ndctl-user-guide/v71.1/daxctl-man-pages/untitled-1.md#see-also)

## NAME

daxctl − Provides enumeration and provisioning commands for the Linux kernel Device−DAX facility

## SYNOPSIS

*daxctl* \[−−version] \[−−help] COMMAND \[ARGS]

## OPTIONS

−v, −−version

Display daxctl version.

−h, −−help

Run daxctl help command.

## DESCRIPTION

The daxctl utility provides enumeration and provisioning commands for the Linux kernel Device−DAX facility. This facility enables DAX mappings of performance / feature differentiated memory without need of a filesystem.

## COPYRIGHT

Copyright (c) 2016 − 2019, Intel Corporation. License GPLv2: GNU GPL version 2 <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>. This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.

## SEE ALSO

[ndctl−create−namespace(1)](/ndctl-user-guide/v71.1/ndctl-man-pages/ndctl-create-namespace.md), [ndctl−list(1)](/ndctl-user-guide/v71.1/ndctl-man-pages/ndctl-list.md)


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