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                     20: .TH GETDISKBYNAME 3 "June 23, 1990"
                     21: .UC 5
                     22: .SH NAME
                     23: getdiskbyname \- get generic disk description by its name
                     24: .SH SYNOPSIS
                     25: .nf
                     26: .B #include <sys/disklabel.h>
                     27: .PP
                     28: .B struct disklabel *
                     29: .B getdiskbyname(name)
                     30: .B char *name;
                     31: .fi
                     32: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     33: .I Getdiskbyname
                     34: takes a disk name (e.g. rm03) and returns a prototype disk label
                     35: describing its geometry information and the standard
                     36: disk partition tables.  All information is obtained from
                     37: the 
                     38: .IR disktab (5)
                     39: file.
                     40: .SH "SEE ALSO"
                     41: disklabel(5), disktab(5), disklabel(8)

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