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@(#)getdiskbyname.3 6.4 (Berkeley) 09/30/88

GETDISKBYNAME 3 ""
C 5
NAME
getdiskbyname - get generic disk description by its name
SYNOPSIS
 #include <sys/disklabel.h> 

struct disklabel * getdiskbyname(name) char *name;

DESCRIPTION
Getdiskbyname 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"
disklabel(5), disktab(5), disklabel(8)