GETDISKBYNAME(3) |
NetBSD Library Functions Manual |
GETDISKBYNAME(3) |
NAME
getdiskbyname, setdisktab — get generic disk description by its name
LIBRARY
Standard C Library (libc, -lc)
DESCRIPTION
The
getdiskbyname() function 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.
The setdisktab() function changes the default disktab file name from /etc/disktab (aka _PATH_DISKTAB) to name.
RETURN VALUES
getdiskbyname() returns a null pointer if the entry is not found in the current
disktab file.
setdisktab() returns 0 on success and -1 if name is a null pointer or points to an empty string.
FILES
-
/etc/disktab
-
the default database of disk types.
HISTORY
The
getdiskbyname() function appeared in
4.3BSD.
The setdisktab() function appeared in NetBSD 1.4.
BUGS
The getdiskbyname() function leaves its results in an internal static object and returns a pointer to that object. Subsequent calls will modify the same object.