1mlabel(1)                   General Commands Manual                  mlabel(1)
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Name

6       mlabel - make an MSDOS volume label
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Description

16       The mlabel command adds a volume label to a disk. Its syntax is:
17       mlabel [-vcsn] [-N serial] drive:[new_label]
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20       Mlabel  displays  the current volume label, if present. If new_label is
21       not given, and if neither the c nor the s options are set,  it  prompts
22       the  user  for a new volume label.  To delete an existing volume label,
23       press return at the prompt.
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25       The label is limited to 11 single-byte characters, e.g. Name1234567.
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27       Reasonable care is taken to create a valid MS-DOS volume label.  If  an
28       invalid  label is specified, mlabel changes the label (and displays the
29       new label if the verbose mode is set). Mlabel returns 0 on success or 1
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See Also

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