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+.\" $OpenBSD: getdiskbyname.3,v 1.11 2013/06/05 03:39:22 tedu Exp $
+.\"
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+.Dd $Mdocdate: June 5 2013 $
+.Dt GETDISKBYNAME 3
+.Os
+.Sh NAME
+.Nm getdiskbyname
+.Nd get generic disk description by its name
+.Sh SYNOPSIS
+.In sys/types.h
+.In sys/disklabel.h
+.Ft struct disklabel *
+.Fn getdiskbyname "const char *name"
+.Sh DESCRIPTION
+The
+.Fn getdiskbyname
+function takes a disk name (e.g.,
+.Qq rm03 )
+and returns a prototype disk label
+describing its geometry information and the standard disk partition tables.
+All information is obtained from the
+.Xr disktab 5
+file.
+.Sh SEE ALSO
+.Xr disklabel 5 ,
+.Xr disktab 5 ,
+.Xr disklabel 8
+.Sh HISTORY
+The
+.Fn getdiskbyname
+function appeared in
+.Bx 4.3 .