NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     getdiskbyname -- get generic disk description by its name

LIBRARY    [Toc]    [Back]

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <sys/disklabel.h>

     struct disklabel *
     getdiskbyname(const char *name);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     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    [Toc]    [Back]

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

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

     The getdiskbyname() function appeared in 4.3BSD.


FreeBSD 5.2.1			 June 4, 1993			 FreeBSD 5.2.1