Applies To: Windows Server 2008,Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows Server 2003 with SP1,Windows XP,Windows Server 2003 with SP2,Windows Server 2000,Windows Server 2003,Windows Vista,Windows Server 2003 R2,Windows 7
Associates a path with a drive letter. If used without parameters, subst displays the names of the virtual drives in effect.
For examples of how to use this command, see Examples.
Syntax
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subst [<Drive1>: [<Drive2>:]<Path>] subst <Drive1>: /d | |
Parameters
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<Drive1>: |
Specifies the virtual drive to which you want to assign a path. |
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[<Drive2>:]<Path> |
Specifies the physical drive and path that you want to assign to a virtual drive. |
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/d |
Deletes a substituted (virtual) drive. |
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/? |
Displays help at the command prompt. |
Remarks
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The following commands do not work and should not be used on drives that are specified in the subst command:
chkdsk
diskcomp
diskcopy
format
label
recover
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The Drive1 parameter must be within the range that is 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:
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subst z: b:\user\betty\forms | |
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:
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z: | |