Label (command)

Label (command)

In some operating systems (e.g., DOS, OS/2 and Microsoft Windows) label is a command within the command line interpreters (shells) such as COMMAND.COM and cmd.exe. 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 Unix and other Unix-like operating systems, the name of the equivalent command differs from file system to file system. For instance, the command e2label can be used for ext2 partitions.

yntax

LABEL [drive:] [label] LABEL [/MP] [volume] [label]

Arguments:
*drive: This command-line argument specifies the drive letter of a drive.
*label Specifies the label of the volume.
*volume Specifies the drive letter (followed by a colon), mount point, or volume name.

Flags:
*/MP Specifies that the volume should be treated as a mount point or volume name.

Note: If volume name is specified, the /MP flag is unnecessary.

Example

C:Users oot>label D: Backup

upported file systems

*FAT12
*FAT16
*FAT32
*exFAT
*NTFS

Limitations

FAT volume labels

*Volume labels can contain as many as 11 characters and can include spaces but no tabs.
*Volume labels cannot contain the following characters: ? / | . , ; : + = [ ] < > "
*Volume labels are stored as uppercase regardless of whether they contain lowercase letters.

NTFS volume labels

*Volume labels can contain as many as 32 characters.

ee also

*Vol (command) — Displays the disk volume label and serial number.
*List of DOS commands

References

* [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb490925.aspx Microsoft TechNet Label article]


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