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Subst
Purpose:
Substitutes a path with a drive letter.
Syntax:
subst [drive:][patb][/d]
Comments:
The subst command lets you associate a path with a drive letter.
This drive letter then represents a virtual drive because you can
use the drive letter in commands as if it represented an actual
drive.
When ms-dos finds a command that uses a virtual drive, it replaces
the drive letter with the path.
If you type the subst command by itself, ms-dos displays the
names of the virtual drives in effect.
To delete a virtual drive you use the /d switch.
Example:
The following command creates a virtual drive, Z, for the path
name b: \ user \ betty \forms:
5ub5t z:b:\u5er\betty\forms
Now, instead of typing the full pathname, you can get to this
directory by simply typing the name of the virtual drive:
z :
MS-DOS Commands 89
Subst
Creating a virtual
drive
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