mlabel(1)                                                                                                              mlabel(1)



Name
       mlabel - make an MSDOS volume label



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Description
       The mlabel command adds a volume label to a disk. Its syntax is:
       mlabel [-vcsn] [-N serial] drive:[new_label]


       Mlabel displays the current volume label, if present. If new_label is not given, and if neither the c nor the  s  options
       are set, it prompts the user for a new volume label.  To delete an existing volume label, press return at the prompt.

       Reasonable  care  is  taken  to create a valid MS-DOS volume label.  If an invalid label is specified, mlabel changes the
       label (and displays the new label if the verbose mode is set). Mlabel returns 0 on success or 1 on failure.

       Mlabel supports the following options:

       c      Clears an existing label, without prompting the user

       s      Shows the existing label, without prompting the user.

       n      Assigns a new (random) serial number to the disk

       N serial
              Sets the supplied serial number. The serial number should be supplied as an 8 digit  hexadecimal  number,  without
              spaces

See Also
       Mtools' texinfo doc

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mtools-4.0.13                                                28Feb10                                                   mlabel(1)