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30 .\" @(#)getdiskbyname.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
38 .Nd get generic disk description by its name
46 .Fn setdisktab "char *name"
47 .Ft struct disklabel *
48 .Fn getdiskbyname "const char *name"
53 takes a disk name (e.g.
55 and returns a prototype disk label
56 describing its geometry information and the standard
57 disk partition tables.
58 All information is obtained from the
64 function changes the default
68 .Pq aka Dv _PATH_DISKTAB
73 returns a null pointer if the entry is not found in the current
78 returns 0 on success and \-1 if
80 is a null pointer or points to an empty string.
82 .Bl -tag -width /etc/disktab -compact
84 the default database of disk types.
103 function leaves its results in an internal static object and returns a
104 pointer to that object.
105 Subsequent calls will modify the same object.