106 lines
3.1 KiB
Groff
106 lines
3.1 KiB
Groff
.\" $NetBSD: getdiskbyname.3,v 1.13 2009/08/19 15:47:39 joerg Exp $
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.\" Copyright (c) 1983, 1991, 1993
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.\" @(#)getdiskbyname.3 8.1 (Berkeley) 6/4/93
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.\"
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.Dd June 4, 1993
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.Dt GETDISKBYNAME 3
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.Os
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.Sh NAME
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.Nm getdiskbyname ,
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.Nm setdisktab
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.Nd get generic disk description by its name
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.Sh LIBRARY
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.Lb libc
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.Sh SYNOPSIS
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.In sys/types.h
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.In sys/disklabel.h
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.In disktab.h
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.Ft int
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.Fn setdisktab "char *name"
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.Ft struct disklabel *
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.Fn getdiskbyname "const char *name"
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.Sh DESCRIPTION
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The
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.Fn getdiskbyname
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function
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takes a disk name (e.g.
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.Ql rm03 )
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and returns a prototype disk label
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describing its geometry information and the standard
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disk partition tables.
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All information is obtained from the
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.Xr disktab 5
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file.
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn setdisktab
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function changes the default
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.Sy disktab
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file name from
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.Pa /etc/disktab
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.Pq aka Dv _PATH_DISKTAB
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to
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.Fa name .
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.Sh RETURN VALUES
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.Fn getdiskbyname
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returns a null pointer if the entry is not found in the current
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.Pa disktab
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file.
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.Pp
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.Fn setdisktab
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returns 0 on success and \-1 if
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.Fa name
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is a null pointer or points to an empty string.
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.Sh FILES
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.Bl -tag -width /etc/disktab -compact
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.It Pa /etc/disktab
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the default database of disk types.
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.El
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.Sh SEE ALSO
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.Xr disklabel 5 ,
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.Xr disktab 5 ,
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.Xr disklabel 8
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.Sh HISTORY
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The
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.Fn getdiskbyname
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function appeared in
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.Bx 4.3 .
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.Pp
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The
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.Fn setdisktab
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function appeared in
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.Nx 1.4 .
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.Sh BUGS
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The
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.Fn getdiskbyname
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function leaves its results in an internal static object and returns a
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pointer to that object.
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Subsequent calls will modify the same object.
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