mlabel(1)

Name
mlabel - make an MSDOS volume label

Note
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Description

The mlabel command adds a volume label to a disk. Its syntax is: mlabel [-vcs] 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.

See Also
Mtools' texinfo doc