GETDISKRAWNAME(3)

GETDISKRAWNAME(3) | Library Functions Manual | GETDISKRAWNAME(3)

# NAME

`getdiskrawname`, `getdiskcookedname` —
get the block/character device name for a disk

# LIBRARY

System Utilities Library (libutil, -lutil)

# SYNOPSIS

`#include <util.h>`

const char *
`getdiskrawname`(char *buf, size_t buflen, const char *name);

const char *
`getdiskcookedname`(char *buf, size_t buflen, const char *name);

# DESCRIPTION

The `getdiskrawname`() function converts the name argument that contains a path to a disk block device node to the path that contains the corresponding character device node. The `getdiskcookedname`() function converts the name argument that contains a path to a disk character device node to the path that contains the corresponding block device node.

# RETURN VALUES

On success the absolute pathname of the underlying device node is returned. On failure `NULL` is returned and errno contains the reason for the error.

# HISTORY

The `getdiskrawname`() and `getdiskcookedname`() functions appeared in NetBSD 7.0.

March 7, 2012 | NetBSD 9.0