SUBST

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

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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.

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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:


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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: