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GETRAWPARTITION(3) Library Functions Manual GETRAWPARTITION(3)

getrawpartitionget the system “raw” partition

#include <util.h>

int
getrawpartition(void);

() returns the partition number (‘a’ == 0, ‘b’ == 1, ...) of the “raw” partition of the system's disks. The “raw” partition is defined as the partition which provides access to the entire disk, regardless of the disk's partition map.

getmaxpartitions(3), sysctl(3)

The getrawpartition function call appeared in NetBSD 1.2.

June 5, 2013 OpenBSD-5.8