GETDISKBYNAME(3) BSD Library Functions Manual GETDISKBYNAME(3)NAME
getdiskbyname — get generic disk description by its name
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 stan‐
dard disk partition tables. All information is obtained from the
disktab(5) file.
SEE ALSOdisklabel(5), disktab(5), disklabel(8)HISTORY
The getdiskbyname() function appeared in 4.3BSD.
4.2 Berkeley Distribution June 4, 1993 4.2 Berkeley Distribution