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| == DOS Command 'subst' == | |||
| ''subst'' is a DOS command used for substituting paths on physical and logical drives as virtual drives. In the past it has been used for revealing hidden drives on security-tense PCs. | |||
| == Usage == | |||
| This is the description as output by DOS under XP: | |||
| Associates a path with a drive letter. | |||
| subst path] | |||
| subst drive1: /D | |||
| drive1: Specifies a virtual drive to which you want to assign a path. | |||
| path Specifies a physical drive and path you want to assign to | |||
| a virtual drive. | |||
| /D Deletes a substituted (virtual) drive. | |||
| Type SUBST with no parameters to display a list of current virtual drives. | |||
| This means that, for example, to map C:'s root to X: you would use '''subst X: C:\''' at command line. Upon doing this, a new drive called X: would appear under 'My Computer'. The command subst is available in post-Win2k DOS command prompts. | |||
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DOS Command 'subst'
subst is a DOS command used for substituting paths on physical and logical drives as virtual drives. In the past it has been used for revealing hidden drives on security-tense PCs.
Usage
This is the description as output by DOS under XP:
Associates a path with a drive letter.
subst path]
subst drive1: /D
drive1: Specifies a virtual drive to which you want to assign a path.
path Specifies a physical drive and path you want to assign to
a virtual drive.
/D Deletes a substituted (virtual) drive.
Type SUBST with no parameters to display a list of current virtual drives.
This means that, for example, to map C:'s root to X: you would use subst X: C:\ at command line. Upon doing this, a new drive called X: would appear under 'My Computer'. The command subst is available in post-Win2k DOS command prompts.