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32.\" @(#)kvm_getvfsbyname.3 8.3 (Berkeley) 5/4/95
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35.Dd May 4, 1995
36.Dt GETVFSBYNAME 3
37.Os
38.Sh NAME
39.Nm getvfsbyname
40.Nd get information about a filesystem
41.Sh LIBRARY
42.Lb libc
43.Sh SYNOPSIS
44.In sys/param.h
45.In sys/mount.h
46.Ft int
47.Fn getvfsbyname "const char *name" "struct vfsconf *vfc"
48.Sh DESCRIPTION
49The
50.Fn getvfsbyname
51function provides access to information about a
52filesystem module that is configured in the kernel.
53If successful,
54the requested filesystem
55.Fa vfsconf
56is returned in the location pointed to by
57.Fa vfc .
58The fields in a
59.Dq Li struct vfsconf
60are defined as follows:
61.Pp
62.Bl -tag -compact -width vfc_refcount
63.It vfc_name
64the name of the filesystem
65.It vfc_typenum
66the filesystem type number assigned by the kernel
67.It vfc_refcount
68the number of active mount points using the filesystem
69.El
70.Sh RETURN VALUES
71.Rv -std getvfsbyname
72.Sh ERRORS
73The following errors may be reported:
74.Bl -tag -width Er
75.It Bq Er EFAULT
76The
77.Fa vfc
78pointer contains an invalid address.
79.It Bq Er ENOENT
80The
81.Fa name
82specifies a filesystem that is unknown or not configured in the kernel.
83.El
84.Sh SEE ALSO
85.Xr mount 2 ,
86.Xr sysctl 3 ,
87.Xr mount 8 ,
88.Xr sysctl 8
89.Sh HISTORY
90A variant of the
91.Fn getvfsbyname
92function first appeared in
93.Fx 2.0 .