GETDISKBYNAME(3)       FreeBSD Library Functions Manual       GETDISKBYNAME(3)

NAME

     getdiskbyname - get generic disk description by its name

LIBRARY

     Standard C Library (libc, -lc)

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
     standard disk partition tables.  All information is obtained from the
     disktab(5) file.

SEE ALSO

     disktab(5), disklabel(8)

HISTORY

     The getdiskbyname() function appeared in 4.3BSD.

FreeBSD 15.1-STABLE-HBSD         June 4, 1993                 GETDISKBYNAME(3)