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GETDISKBYNAME(3) FreeBSD Library Functions Manual 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
disktab(5), disklabel(8)
HISTORY
The getdiskbyname() function appeared in 4.3BSD.
FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p11 June 4, 1993 FreeBSD 14.0-RELEASE-p11