Running Windows native commands (e.g. VOL) from Cygwin

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Launch cmd.exe from within Cygwin with the /C switch and the command in quotes:

cmd /C "vol F:"

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Updated on June 05, 2022

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  • Kev
    Kev about 2 years

    I have a CentOS box able to access a Windows box's Cygwin via ssh. I want to run ssh me@windowsbox 'vol F:' in a script to capture the name and serial number of a plugged-in USB drive, but I get:

    bash: vol: command not found

    I would just run the path to vol.exe, but there's no such thing: VOL is built into cmd.exe.

    How can I use VOL in Cygwin?

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