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
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