vol (command)

In some operating systems (e.g., DOS[1], FlexOS[2], OS/2, Microsoft Windows[3] and ReactOS) 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 on a logical drive, such as a hard disk partition or a floppy disk, if they exist.

The command is also available in the EFI shell.[4]

Syntax

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 vol command displays the volume labels consecutively.

Examples

OS/2

[C:\]vol C:

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

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

See also

References

  1. ↑ Jamsa, Kris A. (1993), DOS: The Complete Reference, Osborne McGraw-Hill, ISBN 0078819040.
  2. ↑ http://www.bitsavers.org/pdf/digitalResearch/flexos/1073-2003_FlexOS_Users_Guide_V1.3_Nov86.pdf
  3. ↑ Microsoft TechNet Vol article
  4. ↑ "EFI Shells and Scripting". Intel. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
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