Vol (command)
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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 Windows XP vol command | |
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 |
Implementations

vol
commandThe 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.
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 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
IBM OS/2
[C:\]vol C:
The volume label in drive C is OS/2.
The Volume Serial Number is 0815:1611.
Microsoft Windows
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".
Supported file systems
See also
- Label (command) — Used to create, change and delete the disk volume label.
- List of DOS commands
References
Further reading
External links
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