---
name: "devtoname"
section: "9freebsd"
platform: "linux"
package: "freebsd-manpages"
version: "12.2-2"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/devtoname/9freebsd"
---

# devtoname(9freebsd)

converts character device into a string indicating the device name

## NAME

**devtoname** – converts character device into a string indicating the device name

## SYNOPSIS

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

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

*const* *char* *\**\

**devtoname**(*struct cdev \*dev*);

## DESCRIPTION

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**().

## HISTORY

The **devtoname**() interface first appeared in FreeBSD 4.0