GETDISKBYNAME(3) BSD Programmer's Manual GETDISKBYNAME(3)NAME
getdiskbyname - get generic disk description by its name
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/types.h>
#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 stan-
dard disk partition tables. All information is obtained from the disk-
tab(5) file.
SEE ALSOdisklabel(5), disktab(5), disksetup(8)HISTORY
The getdiskbyname() function appeared in 4.3BSD.
4.2 Berkeley Distribution June 4, 1993 1