---
name: "device_get_name"
section: "9"
platform: "linux"
package: "freebsd-manpages"
version: "6.0-5"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/device_get_name"
---

# device\_get\_name(9)

access the name of a device's device class or instance

## NAME

**device\_get\_name**, **device\_get\_nameunit** – access the name of a device's device class or instance

## SYNOPSIS

**#include \<sys/param.h\>**

**#include \<sys/bus.h\>**

*const* *char* *\**\

**device\_get\_name**(*device\_t dev*);

*const* *char* *\**\

**device\_get\_nameunit**(*device\_t dev*);

## DESCRIPTION

The **device\_get\_name**() function returns the name of the device's device class.

The **device\_get\_nameunit**() function returns the name of the device's instance.

## SEE ALSO

[device(9)](/device/9.md)

## AUTHORS

This manual page was written by Warner Losh.