.TH GETDISKBYNAME 3X "4 March 1983" .UC 4 .SH NAME getdiskbyname \- get disk description by its name .SH SYNOPSIS .nf .B #include <disktab.h> .PP .B struct disktab * .B getdiskbyname(name) .B char *name; .fi .SH DESCRIPTION .I 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 .IR disktab (5) file. .PP .RI < disktab.h > has the following form: .PP .nf .DT .so /usr/include/disktab.h .SH "SEE ALSO" disktab(5) .SH BUGS This information should be obtained from the system for locally available disks (in particular, the disk partition tables).