Developer(s) | DR, Microsoft, IBM, Toshiba, ReactOS Contributors |
---|---|
Initial release | March 1983 |
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]
The 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.
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:
vol
command displays the volume labels consecutively.[C:\]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 WindowsVolume 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".
The cd
command, also known as chdir
, is a command-line shell command used to change the current working directory in various operating systems. It can be used in shell scripts and batch files.
In computing, dir
(directory) is a command in various computer operating systems used for computer file and directory listing. It is one of the basic commands to help navigate the file system. The command is usually implemented as an internal command in the command-line interpreter (shell). On some systems, a more graphical representation of the directory structure can be displayed using the tree
command.
The mkdir
command in the Unix, DOS, DR FlexOS, IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows, and ReactOS operating systems is used to make a new directory. It is also available in the EFI shell and in the PHP scripting language. In DOS, OS/2, Windows and ReactOS, the command is often abbreviated to md
.
fdisk is a command-line utility for disk partitioning. It has been part of DOS, DR FlexOS, IBM OS/2, and early versions of Microsoft Windows, as well as certain ports of FreeBSD, NetBSD, OpenBSD, DragonFly BSD and macOS for compatibility reasons. Windows 2000 and its successors have replaced fdisk
with a more advanced tool called diskpart
.
In computing, echo
is a command that outputs the strings that are passed to it as arguments. It is a command available in various operating system shells and typically used in shell scripts and batch files to output status text to the screen or a computer file, or as a source part of a pipeline.
In computing, CHKDSK
is a system tool and command in DOS, Digital Research FlexOS, IBM/Toshiba 4690 OS, IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows and related operating systems. It verifies the file system integrity of a volume and attempts to fix logical file system errors. It is similar to the fsck
command in Unix and similar to Microsoft ScanDisk, which co-existed with CHKDSK
in Windows 9x and MS-DOS 6.x.
In computing, SUBST
is a command on the DOS, IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows and ReactOS operating systems used for substituting paths on physical and logical drives as virtual drives.
In computing, ATTRIB
is a command in Intel ISIS-II, DOS, IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows and ReactOS that allows the user to change various characteristics, or "attributes" of a computer file or directory. The command is also available in the EFI shell.
In computing, sys
is a command used in many operating system command-line shells and also in Microsoft BASIC.
In computing, ren
is a command in various command-line interpreters (shells) such as COMMAND.COM
, cmd.exe
, 4DOS, 4NT and Windows PowerShell. It is used to rename computer files and in some implementations also directories. It is analogous to the Unix mv
command. However, unlike mv
, ren
cannot be used to move files, as a new directory for the destination file may not be used. Alternatively, move
may be used if available. On versions of MS-DOS that do not support the move
command, the user would simply copy the file to a new destination, and then delete the original file. A notable exception to this rule is DOSBox, in which ren
may be used to move a file, since move
is not supported.
In computing, type is a command in various command-line interpreters (shells) such as COMMAND.COM
, cmd.exe
, 4DOS/4NT and Windows PowerShell used to display the contents of specified files on the computer terminal. The analogous Unix command is cat.
In computing, del
is a command in command-line interpreters (shells) such as COMMAND.COM
, cmd.exe
, 4DOS, NDOS, 4OS2, 4NT and Windows PowerShell. It is used to delete one or more files or directories from a file system.
In computing, ver
is a command in various command-line interpreters (shells) such as COMMAND.COM
, cmd.exe
and 4DOS/4NT. It prints the name and version of the operating system, the command shell, or in some implementations the version of other commands. It is roughly equivalent to the Unix command uname
.
In computing, find
is a command in the command-line interpreters (shells) of a number of operating systems. It is used to search for a specific text string in a file or files. The command sends the specified lines to the standard output device.
In computing, label
is a command included with some operating systems. It is used to create, change, or delete a volume label on a logical drive, such as a hard disk partition or a floppy disk. Used without parameters, label
changes the current volume label or deletes the existing label.
In computing, TIME is a command in DEC RT-11, DOS, IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows and a number of other operating systems that is used to display and set the current system time. It is included in command-line interpreters (shells) such as COMMAND.COM
, cmd.exe
, 4DOS, 4OS2 and 4NT.
In computing, format
, a command-line utility that carries out disk formatting. It is a component of various operating systems, including 86-DOS, MS-DOS, IBM PC DOS and OS/2, Microsoft Windows and ReactOS.
In computing, choice
is a command that allows for batch files to prompt the user to select one item from a set of single-character choices. It is available in a number of operating system command-line shells.
In computing, diskcopy is a command used on a number of operating systems for copying the complete contents of a diskette to another diskette.
In computing, comp
is a command used on DEC OS/8, DOS, DR FlexOS, IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows and related computer operating systems such as ReactOS. It is used to perform comparisons of multiple computer files to show the differences between them.