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.TH GETDISKBYNAME 3X "4 March 1983"
.UC 4
.SH NAME
getdiskbyname \- get disk description by its name
.SH SYNOPSIS
.nf
.B #include <disktab.h>
.PP
.B struct disktab *
.B getdiskbyname(name)
.B char *name;
.fi
.SH DESCRIPTION
.I Getdiskbyname
takes a disk name (e.g. rm03) and returns a structure
describing its geometry information and the standard
disk partition tables.  All information obtained from
the 
.IR disktab (5)
file.
.PP
.RI < disktab.h >
has the following form:
.PP
.nf
.DT
.so /usr/include/disktab.h
.SH "SEE ALSO"
disktab(5)
.SH BUGS
This information should be obtained from the system for
locally available disks (in particular, the disk partition
tables).
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b6092bb6 C	1	.TH GETDISKBYNAME 3X "4 March 1983"
	2	.UC 4
	3	.SH NAME
	4	getdiskbyname \- get disk description by its name
	5	.SH SYNOPSIS
	6	.nf
	7	.B #include <disktab.h>
	8	.PP
	9	.B struct disktab *
	10	.B getdiskbyname(name)
	11	.B char *name;
	12	.fi
	13	.SH DESCRIPTION
	14	.I Getdiskbyname
	15	takes a disk name (e.g. rm03) and returns a structure
	16	describing its geometry information and the standard
	17	disk partition tables. All information obtained from
	18	the
	19	.IR disktab (5)
	20	file.
	21	.PP
	22	.RI < disktab.h >
	23	has the following form:
	24	.PP
	25	.nf
	26	.DT
	27	.so /usr/include/disktab.h
	28	.SH "SEE ALSO"
	29	disktab(5)
	30	.SH BUGS
	31	This information should be obtained from the system for
	32	locally available disks (in particular, the disk partition
	33	tables).