Developer(s) | Microsoft, IBM, Digital Research, Novell, Joe Cosentino, ReactOS Contributors |
---|---|
Initial release | August 1984 |
Operating system | MS-DOS, PC DOS, SISNE plus, OS/2, eComStation, ArcaOS, Windows, DR DOS, ROM-DOS, PTS-DOS, FreeDOS, ReactOS |
Platform | Cross-platform |
Type | Command |
License | MS-DOS, PC DOS, Windows, OS/2:
Proprietary
commercial software FreeDOS, ReactOS: GNU General Public License |
Website |
docs |
In
computing, label
is a
command included with some
operating systems (e.g.,
DOS,
[1]
IBM
OS/2,
[2]
Microsoft
Windows
[3] and
ReactOS
[4]). 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.
The command was originally designed to label floppy disks as a reminder of which one is in the machine. However, it can also be applied to other types of drive such as mapped drives. [5]
It is available in
MS-DOS versions 3.1 and later and
IBM PC DOS releases 3 and later.
[6]
It is an external command. MS-DOS 4.0x and earlier used label.com
as the external file. MS-DOS 5.0 and Windows use label.exe
as the external file.
[7]
DR DOS 6.0 includes an implementation of the label
command.
[8] The
FreeDOS version was developed by Joe Cosentino and is licensed under the
GPL.
[9]
In modern versions of
Microsoft Windows, changing the disk label requires
elevated permissions.
[5] The Windows
dir
command displays the volume label and serial number (if it has one) as part of the directory listing.
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.
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.
C:\Users\root>label D: Backup
FAT volumes have the following limitations: [5]
Developer(s) | Microsoft, IBM, Digital Research, Novell, Joe Cosentino, ReactOS Contributors |
---|---|
Initial release | August 1984 |
Operating system | MS-DOS, PC DOS, SISNE plus, OS/2, eComStation, ArcaOS, Windows, DR DOS, ROM-DOS, PTS-DOS, FreeDOS, ReactOS |
Platform | Cross-platform |
Type | Command |
License | MS-DOS, PC DOS, Windows, OS/2:
Proprietary
commercial software FreeDOS, ReactOS: GNU General Public License |
Website |
docs |
In
computing, label
is a
command included with some
operating systems (e.g.,
DOS,
[1]
IBM
OS/2,
[2]
Microsoft
Windows
[3] and
ReactOS
[4]). 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.
The command was originally designed to label floppy disks as a reminder of which one is in the machine. However, it can also be applied to other types of drive such as mapped drives. [5]
It is available in
MS-DOS versions 3.1 and later and
IBM PC DOS releases 3 and later.
[6]
It is an external command. MS-DOS 4.0x and earlier used label.com
as the external file. MS-DOS 5.0 and Windows use label.exe
as the external file.
[7]
DR DOS 6.0 includes an implementation of the label
command.
[8] The
FreeDOS version was developed by Joe Cosentino and is licensed under the
GPL.
[9]
In modern versions of
Microsoft Windows, changing the disk label requires
elevated permissions.
[5] The Windows
dir
command displays the volume label and serial number (if it has one) as part of the directory listing.
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.
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.
C:\Users\root>label D: Backup
FAT volumes have the following limitations: [5]