Vol (command)
In some operating systems, vol is a command within the command-line interpreters 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.Implementations
The command is available in various versions of DOS, DR FlexOS, IBM/Toshiba 4690 OS, IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows, and ReactOS.
On MS-DOS, the command is available in versions 2 and later. Paragon Technology Systems PTS-DOS 2000 Pro also includes a implementation.
The Windows dir command also displays the volume label and serial number as part of the directory listing.
The command is also available in the EFI shell.Syntax
vol
Arguments:
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
vol C:
The volume label in drive C is OS/2.
The Volume Serial Number is 0815:1611.
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".
