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.\" @(#)getdiskbyname.3 6.1 (Berkeley) %G%
getdiskbyname \- get disk description by its name
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
.so /usr/include/disktab.h
This information should be obtained from the system for
locally available disks (in particular, the disk partition