VOL

Display the volume label of a disk.

Syntax
      VOL [drive:]

If the drive exists, VOL will display it's disk label and serial number and will return an %ERRORLEVEL% of 0.

If the drive does not exist VOL will return an %ERRORLEVEL% of 1.

If the drive is a CD/DVD drive with no disk loaded then VOL will return "The device is not ready" and will return an %ERRORLEVEL% of 1.

Related Commands:

LABEL - Edit the volume label of a disk
BootCFG - Edit Boot.ini settings.

Equivalent Linux BASH commands:

hostname - Print or set system name
uname - Print system information



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