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Subst

Associates a path with a drive letter. Used without parameters, subst displays the names of the virtual drives in effect.

Syntax

subst [drive1**:** [drive2**:**]Path]

subst drive1 : /d

Parameters

drive1 :   : Specifies the virtual drive to which you want to assign a path.

drive2 : : Specifies the physical drive that contains the specified path (if different from the current drive).

Path   : Specifies the path that you want to assign to a virtual drive.

/d   : Deletes a virtual drive.

/?   : Displays help at the command prompt.

Remarks

  • The following commands do not work, or should not be used, on drives used in the subst command:

    • chkdsk 

    • diskcomp 

    • diskcopy 

    • format 

    • label 

    • recover

  • The drive1 parameter must be within the range specified by the lastdrive command. If not, subst displays the following error message:

    Invalid parameter - drive1:

Examples

To create a virtual drive Z for the path B:\User\Betty\Forms, type:

subst z: b:\user\betty\forms

Now, instead of typing the full path, you can reach this directory by typing the letter of the virtual drive, followed by a colon, as follows:

z:

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