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mlabel

mlabel(1)						      General Commands Manual							 mlabel(1)

NAME

       mlabel - mtools utility to label a DOS volume

SYNOPSIS

       mlabel [-v] drive:

OPTIONS

       Displays the new volume label if the label supplied is invalid.

DESCRIPTION

       The  mlabel command displays the current volume label, if present, and prompts the user for a new volume label.	To delete an existing vol-
       ume label, press the Return Key at the prompt.

       Reasonable care is taken to create a valid DOS volume label.  If an invalid label is specified, the mlabel command changes  the	label  and
       displays the new label if the -v option is specified.

EXIT STATUS

       The following exit values are returned: Success.  Failure.

ENVIRONMENT VARIABLES

       The following environment variables affect the execution of mlabel: If set, this variable names the file that contains the name of the cur-
       rent mtools working directory as established by the mcd command.  If this variable is not set, the file $HOME/.mcwd is used.

FILES

       Contains the name of the current mtools working directory as established by the mcd command.  If this file  does  not  exist,  the  default
       mtools working directory is A:.  Executable file

SEE ALSO

       Commands:  mformat(1), mtools(1)

																	 mlabel(1)

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