MS DOS Command: VERIFY

Reference from Microsoft MS-DOS cmd help

Description

Directs MS-DOS to verify that your files are written correctly to a disk and displays the status of verification. For example, you can use this command to make sure data is not written to a bad sector. You can use this command either at the command prompt or in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.

Syntax

Switch

Related Commands

For information about checking a disk for bad sectors, see the CHKDSK command.

For information about verifying files as you copy them, see the /V switch in the COPY or XCOPY command.

Remarks

Displaying the current status of the ON|OFF switch

Use the VERIFY command without a switch to find out whether verification is turned on.

How VERIFY affects performance

Turning VERIFY on slows down all disk write operations.