GETDISKBYNAME(3)          OpenBSD Programmer's Manual         GETDISKBYNAME(3)

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 stan-
     dard disk partition tables.  All information is obtained from the
     disktab(5) file.

SEE ALSO
     disklabel(5), disktab(5), disklabel(8)

HISTORY
     The getdiskbyname() function appeared in 4.3BSD.

OpenBSD 4.1                      June 4, 1993                                1
