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34.Dd May 4, 1995
35.Dt GETVFSBYNAME 3
36.Os
37.Sh NAME
38.Nm getvfsbyname
39.Nd get information about a filesystem
40.Sh SYNOPSIS
41.Fd #include <sys/param.h>
42.Fd #include <sys/mount.h>
43.Ft int
44.Fn getvfsbyname "const char *name" "struct vfsconf *vfc"
45.Sh DESCRIPTION
46The
47.Fn getvfsbyname
48function provides access to information about a
49filesystem module that is configured in the kernel.
50If successful,
51the requested filesystem
52.Fa vfsconf
53is returned in the location pointed to by
54.Fa vfc .
55The fields in a
56.Dq Li struct vfsconf
57are defined as follows:
58.Pp
59.Bl -tag -compact -width vfc_refcount
60.It vfc_name
61the name of the filesystem
62.It vfc_typenum
63the filesystem type number assigned by the kernel
64.It vfc_refcount
65the number of active mount points using the filesystem
66.It vfc_flags
67flag bits that are used to initialize a new mount point
68using the filesystem
69.El
70.Sh RETURN VALUES
71If the call to
72.Nm getvfsbyname
73is successful, 0 is returned.
74Otherwise \-1 is returned and
75.Va errno
76is set appropriately.
77.Sh ERRORS
78The following errors may be reported:
79.Bl -tag -width Er
80.It Bq Er EFAULT
81The
82.Fa vfc
83pointer contains an invalid address.
84.It Bq Er ENOENT
85The
86.Fa name
87specifies a filesystem that is unknown or not configured in the kernel.
88.Sh SEE ALSO
89.Xr sysctl 1 ,
90.Xr mount 2 ,
91.Xr sysctl 3 ,
92.Xr mount 8
93.Sh HISTORY
94A variant of the
95.Fn getvfsbyname
96function first appeared in
97.Fx 2.0 .
98