getdiskbyname(3)

NAME

getdiskbyname - get generic disk description by its name

LIBRARY

Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS

#include <sys/disklabel.h>
struct disklabel *
getdiskbyname(const char *name);

DESCRIPTION

The getdiskbyname() function takes a disk name (e.g. `rm03')

and returns
a prototype disk label describing its geometry information

and the standard disk partition tables. All information is obtained

from the
disktab(5) file.

SEE ALSO

disklabel(5), disktab(5), disklabel(8)

HISTORY

The getdiskbyname() function appeared in 4.3BSD.

BSD June 4, 1993

BSD