There are no block devices in FreeBSD, only character devices http://www.freebsd.org/doc/en_US.ISO8859-1/books/arch-handbook/driverbasics-block.html
dave c > In <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, Andrew <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> typed: > > So I guess my question is: is there a POSIX compatible function that > > will allow me to check the size of a given block device? > > I'd be surprised - POSIX doesn't seem to deal with block devices at all. > > Checking the sources to df, it uses statfs to get the > information. Linux appears to have it as well, so it may be portable. > > <mike > -- > Mike Meyer <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > http://www.mired.org/consulting.html > Independent Network/Unix/Perforce consultant, email for more information. > _______________________________________________ > freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list > http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers > To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > _______________________________________________ freebsd-hackers@freebsd.org mailing list http://lists.freebsd.org/mailman/listinfo/freebsd-hackers To unsubscribe, send any mail to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]"
