GETDISKBYNAME(3)GETDISKBYNAME(3)NAMEgetdiskbyname - get disk description by its name
SYNOPSIS
#include <sys/disktab.h>
struct disktab *
getdiskbyname(name)
char *name;
struct disktab *
getdiskbydev(dev)
char *dev;
DESCRIPTION
Getdiskbyname takes a disk name (e.g. omd-1) and returns a structure
describing its geometry information and the standard disk partition
tables. Information is obtained from the disktab(5) file. Disk
information is also stored on the disk media itself in a special area
called the disk label (see /NextDeveloper/Headers/bsd/dev/disk.h).
Getdiskbydev takes a disk device name (e.g. /dev/rod0a) and returns the
disk information contained in the label. Information in the disk label
usually takes precedence over disktab(5) which is used primarily by
disk(8) to initialize the disk label.
FILES
/etc/disktab
SEE ALSOdisktab(5), disk(8), newfs(8)4.2 Berkeley Distribution May 12, 1986 GETDISKBYNAME(3)