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command Command may refer to: Computing * Command (computing), a statement in a computer language * COMMAND.COM, the default operating system shell and command-line interpreter for DOS * Command key, a modifier key on Apple Macintosh computer keyboards * ...

within the

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s ( shells) such as

COMMAND.COM 





COMMAND.COM is the default command-line interpreter for MS-DOS, Windows 95, Windows 98 and Windows Me. In the case of DOS, it is the default user interface as well. It has an additional role as the usual first program run after boot (init proc ...

and cmd.exe. It is used to display the volume label and volume serial number of a logical drive, such as a

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partition or a

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, if they exist.

Implementations

The command is available in various versions of

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, the command is available in versions 2 and later.

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2000 Pro also includes a implementation. The Windows dir command also displays the volume label and serial number (if it has one) as part of the directory listing. The command is also available in the EFI shell.

Syntax

vol rive: Arguments: *Drive: This command-line argument specifies the drive letter of the disk for which to display the volume label and serial number. Note: *On Windows, the volume serial number is displayed only for disks formatted with

version 4.0 or later. *OS/2 allows the user to specify more than one drive. The vol command displays the volume labels consecutively.

Examples

IBM OS/2

:\ol C: The volume label in drive C is OS/2. The Volume Serial Number is 0815:1611.

Microsoft Windows

C:\Users\root>vol C: Volume in drive C is Windows Volume Serial Number is 080F-100B In the example above, if drive C: has no volume label, "has no label" is shown instead of "is Windows".

Supported file systems

FAT12 File Allocation Table (FAT) is a file system developed for personal computers. Originally developed in 1977 for use on floppy disks, it was adapted for use on hard disks and other devices. It is often supported for compatibility reasons by ...

* FAT16 *

FAT32 File Allocation Table (FAT) is a file system developed for personal computers. Originally developed in 1977 for use on floppy disks, it was adapted for use on hard disks and other devices. It is often supported for compatibility reasons b ...

* exFAT *

NTFS New Technology File System (NTFS) is a proprietary journaling file system developed by Microsoft. Starting with Windows NT 3.1, it is the default file system of the Windows NT family. It superseded File Allocation Table (FAT) as the preferred fil ...

References

External links

vol , Microsoft Docs
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