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2 !!!mlabel
3 Name
4 Note of warning
5 Description
6 See Also
7 Viewing the texi doc
8 ----
9 !!Name
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12 mlabel - make an MSDOS volume label
13 !!Note of warning
14
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16 This manpage has been automatically generated from mtools's
17 texinfo documentation, and may not be entirely accurate or
18 complete. See the end of this man page for
19 details.
20 !!Description
21
22
23 The mlabel command adds a volume label to a disk.
24 Its syntax is: mlabel [[-vcsn] [[-N
25 ''serial''] ''drive'':[[''new_label'']
26
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28 Mlabel displays the current volume label, if
29 present. If ''new_label'' is not given, and if neither
30 the c nor the s options are set, it
31 prompts the user for a new volume label. To delete an
32 existing volume label, press return at the
33 prompt.
34
35
36 Reasonable care is taken to create a valid MS-DOS volume
37 label. If an invalid label is specified, mlabel
38 changes the label (and displays the new label if the verbose
39 mode is set). Mlabel returns 0 on success or 1 on
40 failure.
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43 Mlabel supports the following options:
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46 c
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49 Clears an existing label, without prompting the
50 user
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53 s
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56 Shows the existing label, without prompting the
57 user.
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60 n
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63 Assigns a new (random) serial number to the
64 disk
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67 N ''serial''
68
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70 Sets the supplied serial number. The serial number should be
71 supplied as an 8 digit hexadecimal number, without
72 spaces
73 !!See Also
74
75
76 Mtools' texinfo doc
77 !!Viewing the texi doc
78
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80 This manpage has been automatically generated from mtools's
81 texinfo documentation. However, this process is only
82 approximative, and some items, such as crossreferences,
83 footnotes and indices are lost in this translation process.
84 Indeed, these items have no appropriate representation in
85 the manpage format. Moreover, not all information has been
86 translated into the manpage version. Thus I strongly advise
87 you to use the original texinfo doc. See the end of this
88 manpage for instructions how to view the texinfo
89 doc.
90
91
92 *
93
94
95 To generate a printable copy from the texinfo doc, run the
96 following commands:
97
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99 __ ./configure; make dvi; dvips mtools.dvi
100 __
101
102
103 *
104
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106 To generate a html copy, run:
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109 __ ./configure; make html
110 __A premade html can be found at: `http://mtools.linux.lu' and also at: `http://www.tux.org/pub/knaff/mtools'
111
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113 *
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116 To generate an info copy (browsable using emacs' info mode),
117 run:
118
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120 __ ./configure; make info
121 __
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124 The texinfo doc looks most pretty when printed or as html.
125 Indeed, in the info version certain examples are difficult
126 to read due to the quoting conventions used in
127 info.
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