[unix-history] / usr / src / lib / libc / gen / getdiskbyname.3

.\" Copyright (c) 1983 Regents of the University of California.
.\" All rights reserved.  The Berkeley software License Agreement
.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
.\"
.\"	@(#)getdiskbyname.3	6.3 (Berkeley) %G%
.\"
.TH GETDISKBYNAME 3 ""
.UC 5
.SH NAME
getdiskbyname \- get generic disk description by its name
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <sys/disklabel.h>
.PP
.B struct disklabel *
.B getdiskbyname(name)
.B char *name;
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Getdiskbyname
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 
.IR disktab (5)
file.
.SH "SEE ALSO"
disklabel(5), disktab(5), disklabel(8)
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62068be8 KM	1	.\" Copyright (c) 1983 Regents of the University of California.
	2	.\" All rights reserved. The Berkeley software License Agreement
	3	.\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution.
	4	.\"
39e10979	5	.\" @(#)getdiskbyname.3 6.3 (Berkeley) %G%
62068be8	6	.\"
0609943c	7	.TH GETDISKBYNAME 3 ""
62068be8 KM	8	.UC 5
62068be8 KM	9	.SH NAME
39e10979	10	getdiskbyname \- get generic disk description by its name
62068be8 KM	11	.SH SYNOPSIS
62068be8 KM	12	.nf
39e10979	13	.B #include <sys/disklabel.h>
62068be8	14	.PP
39e10979	15	.B struct disklabel *
62068be8 KM	16	.B getdiskbyname(name)
	17	.B char *name;
	18	.fi
	19	.SH DESCRIPTION
	20	.I Getdiskbyname
39e10979	21	takes a disk name (e.g. rm03) and returns a prototype disk label
62068be8	22	describing its geometry information and the standard
39e10979	23	disk partition tables. All information is obtained from
62068be8 KM	24	the
	25	.IR disktab (5)
	26	file.
62068be8	27	.SH "SEE ALSO"
39e10979	28	disklabel(5), disktab(5), disklabel(8)