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.TH LCTL-GET_PARAM 8 2026-03-06 Lustre "Lustre Configuration Utilities"
.SH NAME
lctl-get_param \- retrieve configuration parameters
.SH SYNOPSIS
.SY "lctl get_param"
.RB [ --dshbak | -b ]
.RB [ --color | -c ]
.RB [ --classify | -F ]
.RB [ --header | -H ]
.RB [ --links | -l ]
.RB [ --no-links | -L ]
.RB [ --merge | -m ]
.RB [ --no-merge | -M ]
.RB [ --no-name | -n ]
.RB [ --only-name | -N ]
.BR [ --module | -o ]
.RB [ --path | -p ]
.RB [ --readable | -r ]
.RB [ --recursive | -R ]
.RB [ --tunable | -t ]
.RB [ --writable | -w ]
.RB [ --yaml | -y ]
.IR PARAM_PATH1 " [" PARAM_PATH2 " ...]"
.YS
.SH DESCRIPTION
Get the value of the named Lustre or LNet
.I PARAMETER
on the local node. Parameter names consist of one or more components,
separated by a '.' (period). Each component may be specified by plain text
or by a wildcard in the
.BR glob (7)
format.
When wildcards are used, more than one parameter may match and be returned.
Parameters are often, but not always, of the form
.IR obd_name . obd_instance . parameter_name ,
where
.I obd_name
is one of the OBD object types, like
.BR ldlm ", " llite ", " lmv ", " lov ", " mdc ", " osc ,
etc., and
.I obd_instance
is the name of a Lustre device, like
.BR testfs-OST0000 ,
but may be a specific component, or contain wildcards to match some or all
devices on the node. Many parameters are readable as a regular user, though
some of them are accessible only by the root user for security or
implementation reasons. Parameters that match a directory will be shown in blue
and symlinks will be shown in cyan.
.SH OPTIONS
.TP
.BR -b ", " --dshbak
Aggregate parameters with wildcards whenever a device number appears in the
parameter name.
By default --merge is enabled with this option to merge the simplified names.
Specify --no-merge if you want the parameter names with wildcards but do not
want them to be merged. See
.BR lctl-list_param (8)
for examples.
.TP
.BR -c ", " --color=auto|always|never
Use one of auto|always|never as the rule of when to apply color. The default is
auto which will display color only when the output is to a terminal.
The NO_COLOR environment variable is supported.
.TP
.BR -F ", " --classify
Append a '/', '@', or '=' suffix for directories, symlinks, and writeable
parameters, respectively.
.B "lctl get_param -NF"
is equivalent to
.BR "lctl list_param -F" .
.TP
.BR -H ", " --header
Prefix each parameter value line with the parameter name, as a header.
It also print a line for empty values.
It could be useful when wildcards are used and filtering the output.
.TP
.BR -l ", " --links
Follow symlinks while searching for parameters. (enabled by default)
.TP
.BR -L ", " --no-links
Do not follow symlinks while searching for parameters.
.TP
.BR -n ", " --no-name
Print only the parameter value and not parameter name.
This may be confusing if multiple parameter names are specified,
as the parameters are not identified,
and may not be returned in the order that they are specified.
.TP
.BR -m ", " --merge
Merge all parameters that have the same name and value such that only the
first one will be shown. Parameters with the same name but different values have
the difference highlighted in red.
.TP
.BR -M ", " --no-merge
Do not merge parameters. All parameters will be shown, regardless if they are
have the same name and value or not. Duplicate parameters will be printed in
yellow, if the values are different the difference will be highlighted in red.
.TP
.BR -N ", " --only-name
Print only matched parameter names and not the values. This is especially
useful when using patterns. This option is equivalent to
.TP
.BR -o ", " --module
Include modules params in the parameter search path, meaning that matching
module parameters will be shown along side with Lustre parameters.
.TP
.BR -p ", " --path
Print the parameter path instead of the parameter name.
.TP
.BR -r ", " --readable
Print only parameters that are have read permission. Can be used with
.RB [ -w | --writable ]
to print parameters that are both readable and writable.
.TP
.BR -R ", " --recursive
Recursively show all of the parameter names below the specified name.
.TP
.BR -t ", " --tunable
Print only tunable parameters. This avoids all parameters containing any of the
following:
.br
.BR console | debug_ | fail_ | force | import | nis | panic_ | srpc_sepol | stats | target_obd
.TP
.BR -w ", " --writable
Print only parameters that are have write permission. Can be used with
.RB [ -r | --readable ]
to print parameters that are both readable and writable.
.TP
.BR -y ", " --yaml
Some paramters can be presented in a YAML format but are not by default. This
will format the parameter data in YAML. If the YAML provides a source: field
it can be suppressed with the -n option.
.SH BASH COMPLETION
This command supports
.BR bash-completion (1)
for tab completion of parameter names available on the local node,
with suitable shell and package installation.
This can greatly simplify finding which parameters are available,
instead of running
.BR lctl-list_param (8)
repeatedly.
To list long options (more descriptive and easily understood) type
.RB ' --TAB ',
and to list short options type
.RB ' -TAB '.
.SH EXAMPLES
Use wildcards to obtain all matching parameters:
.RS
.EX
.B # lctl get_param osc.*.max_pages_per_rpc
osc.myth-OST0000-osc-ffff8803c9c0f000.max_pages_per_rpc=1024
osc.myth-OST0001-osc-ffff8803c9c0f000.max_pages_per_rpc=1024
osc.testfs-OST0000-osc-ffff8803c9c0f000.max_pages_per_rpc=1024
osc.testfs-OST0001-osc-ffff8803c9c0f000.max_pages_per_rpc=1024
osc.testfs-OST0002-osc-ffff8803c9c0f000.max_pages_per_rpc=1024
.P
.B # lctl get_param {mdc,osc}.testfs-*.max_rpcs_in_flight
mdc.testfs-MDT0000-mdc-ffff8803c9c0f000.max_rpcs_in_flight=16
osc.testfs-OST0000-osc-ffff8803c9c0f000.max_rpcs_in_flight=8
osc.testfs-OST0001-osc-ffff8803c9c0f000.max_rpcs_in_flight=8
osc.testfs-OST0002-osc-ffff8803c9c0f000.max_rpcs_in_flight=8
.EE
.RE
.PP
Use -n to obtain output that can be pipped into further commands:
.RS
.EX
.B # lctl get_param -n debug
super warning dlmtrace error emerg rpctrace vfstrace config console
.P
.B # lctl get_param -n devices
0 UP osd-ldiskfs MGS-osd MGS-osd_UUID 4
.EE
.RE
.PP
Some parameters can be shown in a YAML format but require the
.B -y
option to do so:
.RS
.EX
.B # lctl get_param -y devices
devices:
- index: 0
  status: UP
  type: osd-ldiskfs
  name: MGS-osd
  uuid: MGS-osd_UUID
  refcount: 4
.EE
.RE
.SH AVAILABILITY
.B lctl get_param
is part of the
.BR lustre (7)
filesystem package since release 1.7.0
.\" Added in commit 1.6.1-673-g04af22fc24
.SH SEE ALSO
.BR lustre (7),
.BR lctl (8),
.BR lctl-find_param (8),
.BR lctl-help_param (8),
.BR lctl-list_param (8),
.BR lctl-set_param (8)