1.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993 2.\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. 3.\" 4.\" %sccs.include.redist.man% 5.\" 6.\" @(#)getdiskbyname.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 06/04/93 7.\" 8.Dd 9.Dt GETDISKBYNAME 3 10.Os BSD 4.2 11.Sh NAME 12.Nm getdiskbyname 13.Nd get generic disk description by its name 14.Sh SYNOPSIS 15.Fd #include <sys/disklabel.h> 16.Ft struct disklabel * 17.Fn getdiskbyname "const char *name" 18.Sh DESCRIPTION 19The 20.Fn getdiskbyname 21function 22takes a disk name (e.g. 23.Ql rm03 ) 24and returns a prototype disk label 25describing its geometry information and the standard 26disk partition tables. All information is obtained from 27the 28.Xr disktab 5 29file. 30.Sh SEE ALSO 31.Xr disklabel 5 , 32.Xr disktab 5 , 33.Xr disklabel 8 34.Sh HISTORY 35The 36.Fn getdiskbyname 37function appeared in 38.Bx 4.3 . 39