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31.Dd $Mdocdate: June 26 2008 $
32.Dt GETRAWPARTITION 3
33.Os
34.Sh NAME
35.Nm getrawpartition
36.Nd get the system
37.Dq raw
38partition
39.Sh SYNOPSIS
40.Fd #include <util.h>
41.Ft int
42.Fn getrawpartition void
43.Sh DESCRIPTION
44.Fn getrawpartition
45returns the partition number
46.Pf ( Sq a
47== 0,
48.Sq b
49== 1, ...) of the
50.Dq raw
51partition of the system's disks.
52The
53.Dq raw
54partition is defined as the partition which provides access to the entire
55disk, regardless of the disk's partition map.
56.Sh SEE ALSO
57.Xr getmaxpartitions 3 ,
58.Xr sysctl 3
59.Sh HISTORY
60The
61.Nm
62function call appeared in
63.Nx 1.2 .
64