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1 | .\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993 |
| 2 | .\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. | |
| 62068be8 | 3 | .\" |
| 91cff1e1 | 4 | .\" %sccs.include.redist.man% |
| 99c9d8e2 | 5 | .\" |
| 74155b62 | 6 | .\" @(#)getdiskbyname.3 8.1 (Berkeley) %G% |
| 62068be8 | 7 | .\" |
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8 | .Dd |
| 9 | .Dt GETDISKBYNAME 3 | |
| 10 | .Os BSD 4.2 | |
| 11 | .Sh NAME | |
| 12 | .Nm getdiskbyname | |
| 13 | .Nd get generic disk description by its name | |
| 14 | .Sh SYNOPSIS | |
| 15 | .Fd #include <sys/disklabel.h> | |
| 16 | .Ft struct disklabel * | |
| 17 | .Fn getdiskbyname "const char *name" | |
| 18 | .Sh DESCRIPTION | |
| 19 | The | |
| 20 | .Fn getdiskbyname | |
| 21 | function | |
| 22 | takes a disk name (e.g. | |
| 23 | .Ql rm03 ) | |
| 24 | and returns a prototype disk label | |
| 62068be8 | 25 | describing its geometry information and the standard |
| 39e10979 | 26 | disk partition tables. All information is obtained from |
| 62068be8 | 27 | the |
| ae59e04c | 28 | .Xr disktab 5 |
| 62068be8 | 29 | file. |
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30 | .Sh SEE ALSO |
| 31 | .Xr disklabel 5 , | |
| 32 | .Xr disktab 5 , | |
| 33 | .Xr disklabel 8 | |
| 34 | .Sh HISTORY | |
| 35 | The | |
| 36 | .Fn getdiskbyname | |
| 37 | function appeared in | |
| 38 | .Bx 4.3 . |