NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

     devtoname -- converts dev_t data into a string indicating the device name

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

     #include <sys/param.h>
     #include <sys/conf.h>

     const char *
     devtoname(dev_t dev);

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

     The devtoname() function returns a pointer to the name of the device
     passed to it.  The name is whatever was set to it in make_dev().  If no
     name is associated with dev, a pointer to a string consisting of a ``#''
     followed by ``major/minor'' as it applies to dev is returned.

HISTORY    [Toc]    [Back]

     The devtoname() interface first appeared in FreeBSD 4.0


FreeBSD 5.2.1		      September 25, 1999		 FreeBSD 5.2.1