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GETDISKBYNAME(3)          NetBSD Programmer's 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 ALSO

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


HISTORY

     The getdiskbyname() function appeared in 4.3BSD.

4.2 Berkeley Distribution        June 4, 1993                                1