how to know the size of a raw disk partition ?

[Fletcher Glenn]

"Michael Korte" <michael.korte@materna.de> wrote in message
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> "Cho, Y.W." <ywcho@unisql.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> > I want to know the size of a raw disk partition. (It's mounted as
> > /dev/raw/raw33.)

>
> which OS ???
>
> try the command : df (Disc Free)
>
> parameter : -b = bytes
> else it shows the blocks...
>
> HTH
>
> Michael
>
>

df only tells about mounted file systems. The OP wanted information
about a raw partition. The only to get this information is to look at
the disk label. On SunOS, the command is prtvtoc.

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[David Schwartz]

"Cho, Y.W." <ywcho@unisql.com> wrote in message
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> I want to know the size of a raw disk partition. (It's mounted as
> /dev/raw/raw33.)
>
> stat() function seems not revealing it.

Try this:

1) 'open' it
2) 'lseek' to the end.
3) look at the return value

DS