Image for DOS/Windows “Partition List” (/L) Command Line Option
Note: For information regarding this option when using version 2 of Image for DOS, Image for Linux, or Image for Windows, please see this article: Explanation of the Image for DOS/Linux/Windows "Partition List" (/L) Command Line Option
Beginning with Image for DOS version 1.89 and Image for Windows version 1.51, a command line option to view the partitions on a selected hard drive is provided. The applicable command line parameter is /L, and its use is explained below.
Image for DOS:
IMAGE /L[F|U|A]h +|-
Image for Windows:
IMAGEW /Lh +|-
Detailed information on use:
- As shown above, h represents the hard drive number (0 through 9), and is a required parameter.
- Using + specifies that the amount of free space available within each listed partition should be shown; using - causes available free space to be omitted from the listing. This parameter is required, and must be preceded by a single space.
- Use F if the applicable drive is a IEEE 1394 device (Image for DOS only).
- Use U if the applicable drive is a USB 2 device (Image for DOS only).
- Use A to specify that Image for DOS should perform direct hard drive access, rather than using the system BIOS (Image for DOS only).
- To view the output when using the /L parameter with Image for Windows, you must redirect the output to a file for viewing. For example:
- IMAGEW /L1 + > C:\info.txt
(To create or overwrite a file named C:\info.txt.) - IMAGEW /L1 + >> C:\info.txt
(To create or append to a file named C:\info.txt.) - CMD /C IMAGEW /L1 + > C:\info.txt
(The additional CMD /C is necessary when running IMAGEW.EXE with the /L parameter from a shortcut, rather than from a command line or batch file.)
- IMAGEW /L1 + > C:\info.txt
- Administrator privileges are required when using the /L parameter with Image for Windows.
Examples of use:
IMAGE /LA0 +
The above command line will cause Image for DOS to list the partitions for hard drive 0 (/LA0 +). The hard drive will be accessed directly, bypassing the system BIOS (/LA0 +). The free space available in each partition will be shown (/LA0 +).
IMAGE /LF3 +
The above command line will cause Image for DOS to list the partitions for IEEE 1394 hard drive 3 (/LF3 +). The free space available in each partition will also be shown (/LF3 +).
IMAGE /L2 -
The above command line will cause Image for DOS to list the partitions for hard drive 2 (/LF2 -). The free space available in each partition will not be shown (/LF2 -).
IMAGEW /L1 + > C:\info.txt
The above command line will cause Image for Windows to list the partitions for hard drive 1 (/L1 + > C:\info.txt). The free space available in each partition will also be shown (/L1 + > C:\info.txt). The output will be saved in the file C:\info.txt (/L1 + > C:\info.txt). Because > was used to direct the output, rather than >>, the contents of C:\info.txt will be overwritten, if it exists when the command is issued.
An example of what output might look like when using the /L parameter follows:
Partition 1 1024MB 513MB Pri (B8) FAT-32
BootIt EMBRM 8MB 1MB Pri (53) FAT-16
Where:
- Partition 1 is the name of the first partition
- 1024MB is the size of Partition 1
- 513MB is the free space available in Partition 1
- Pri indicates that Partition 1 is a primary partition
- B8 is the partition ID for Partition 1
- FAT-32 is the file system in use by Partition 1
- BootIt EMBRM is the name of the second partition
- 8MB is the size of BootIt EMBRM
- 1MB is the free space available in BootIt EMBRM
- Pri indicates that BootIt EMBRM is a primary partition
- 53 is the partition ID for BootIt EMBRM
- FAT-16 is the file system in use by BootIt EMBRM