| vol | |
|---|---|
 TheWindows XP vol command | |
| Developers | DR,Microsoft,IBM,Toshiba, ReactOS Contributors |
| Initial release | March 1983; 42 years ago (1983-03) |
| 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 |
vol commandvol is ashellcommand that reports identifying information about an accessiblevolume (a.k.a. logical drive) including its label and serial number.
The command is available in shellsCOMMAND.COM andcmd.exe.[1] It is available in variousoperating systems including versions ofDOS,[2]FlexOS,[3]4690 OS,[4]OS/2,[5]Windows,[6]ReactOS,[7]PTS-DOS 2000 Pro,[8]andEFI shell.[9]InMS-DOS, it is available in versions 2 and later.[10]
Thedir command also displays the volume label and serial number (if any).
The command reports information about the volume associated with theworking directory by default. If a drive letter is specified, then the command reports information about its associated volume. On Windows, the volume serial number is displayed only for disks formatted withMS-DOS version 4.0 or later. OS/2 allows the user to specify more than one drive.
In OS/2, the command linevol C: reports the label as "OS/2" and the serial number as "0815:1611" like:
The volume label in drive C is OS/2.The Volume Serial Number is 0815:1611.
In Windows, the command linevol C: reports the label as "Windows" and the serial number as "080F-100B" like:
Volume in drive C is WindowsVolume Serial Number is 080F-100B
If driveC: had no label, "has no label" would have shown instead of "is Windows".
