Monday, October 29

Assigning a name to a diskette or hard disk

LABEL
The LABEL instruction assigns a name to the specified diskette or hard disk.
Syntax
LABEL d :
Where,
LABEL :   Name
d :         :   Drive letter
Example 
C:\>LABEL  (press enter key)
It allows you to change the volume label of your hard disk.  

Displaying the directory structure of a disk
TREE
The TREE command produces an overview on the screen of all directories and file names on the hard disk or diskette.
Syntax
TREE [d:][/F][/A]
Where,
TREE  :  Produces the entire directory structure of the disk. Stop the display by pressing the pause key. Continue by pressing a random key.     
d        :  drive to which the command applies.
/F        :  to display the file names
/A        : the lines between the sub directories are displayed using text characters instead of graphic signs.
Example 
C:\>TREE  ( press enter key )
It shows the directory and sub directory (directory tree structure) of Hard disk.
Note : The display is discontinued using Ctrl-C.

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