vol (command)
| vol | |
|---|---|
 The Windows XP vol command | |
| Developers | DR, Microsoft, IBM, Toshiba, ReactOS Contributors |
| Initial release | March 1983 |
| Repository |
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| Engine | |
| Operating system | MS-DOS, PC DOS, MSX-DOS, FlexOS, SISNE plus, OS/2, eComStation, ArcaOS, DR DOS, ROM-DOS, 4690 OS, PTS-DOS, Windows, FreeDOS, ReactOS |
| Platform | Cross-platform |
| Type | Command |
In some operating systems, vol is a command within the command-line interpreters (shells) such as COMMAND.COM and cmd.exe. It is used to display the volume label and volume serial number of a logical drive, such as a hard disk partition or a floppy disk, if they exist.[1]
Implementations
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vol commandThe command is available in various versions of DOS,[2] DR FlexOS,[3] IBM/Toshiba 4690 OS,[4] IBM OS/2,[5] Microsoft Windows,[6] and ReactOS.[7]
On MS-DOS, the command is available in versions 2 and later.[8] Paragon Technology Systems PTS-DOS 2000 Pro also includes a vol implementation.[9]
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.[10]
Syntax
[edit | edit source]vol [Drive:]
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 MS-DOS version 4.0 or later.
- OS/2 allows the user to specify more than one drive. The
volcommand displays the volume labels consecutively.
Examples
[edit | edit source]IBM OS/2
[edit | edit source][C:\]vol C:
The volume label in drive C is OS/2.
The Volume Serial Number is 0815:1611.
Microsoft Windows
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]See also
[edit | edit source]- Label (command) — Used to create, change and delete the disk volume label.
- List of DOS commands
References
[edit | edit source]- ^ MS-DOS and Windows command line vol command
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).[permanent dead link]
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Microsoft TechNet Vol article
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- ^ Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
Further reading
[edit | edit source]- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
- Lua error in Module:Citation/CS1/Configuration at line 2172: attempt to index field '?' (a nil value).
External links
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