4.3BSD - /usr/man/cat3/getdisk.0

GETDISKBYNAME(3)                                              GETDISKBYNAME(3)


NAME
       getdiskbyname - get disk description by its name

SYNOPSIS
       #include <disktab.h>

       struct disktab *
       getdiskbyname(name)
       char *name;

DESCRIPTION
       Getdiskbyname  takes  a  disk  name (e.g. rm03) and returns a structure
       describing its geometry information and  the  standard  disk  partition
       tables.  All information obtained from the disktab(5) file.

       <disktab.h> has the following form:


SEE ALSO
       disktab(5)

BUGS
       This  information should be obtained from the system for locally avail‐
       able disks (in particular, the disk partition tables).


4.2 Berkeley Distribution        May 12, 1986                 GETDISKBYNAME(3)