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In some operating systems (e.g., DOS, OS/2 and Microsoft Windows) vol is a command within the command line interpreters (shells) such as COMMAND.COM and cmd.exe. It is used display the volume label and serial number on a logical drive, such as a hard disk partition or a floppy disk, if they exist.
[edit] 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 serial number is displayed only for disks formatted with MS-DOS version 4.0 or later.[1]
- OS/2 allows the user to specify more than one drive. The
vol command displays the volume labels consecutively.
[edit] Examples
[C:\]vol C:
The volume label in drive C is OS/2.
The Volume Serial Number is 0815:1611.
[edit] Windows Vista
C:\Users\root>vol C:
Volume in drive C is Vista
Volume Serial Number is 080F-100B
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