NAME
getdiskbyname —
get generic disk description by its
name
SYNOPSIS
#include
<sys/types.h>
#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
HISTORY
The getdiskbyname() function appeared in
4.3BSD.