Command-line reference A-Z: Scripting; Management Services

Command-line reference A-Z: Scripti...

Command-line reference A-Z

Updated: January 21, 2005

Applies To: Windows Server 2003, Windows Server 2003 R2, Windows Server 2003 with SP1, Windows Server 2003 with SP2

Command-line reference A-Z

To find information about a command, on the A-Z menu, click the letter that the command starts with, and then click the command name.

In addition to the tools installed with the Windows Server 2003 family there are over 40 support tools that you can install directly from the product CD. You can use these tools to diagnose and resolve computer problems. For more information about these support tools and how to install them, see Install Windows Support Tools.

For more information about changes to the functionality of MS-DOS commands, new command-line tools, command shell functionality, configuring the command prompt, and automating command-line tasks, see Command-line reference.

You must run command-line tools at the prompt of the Cmd.exe command interpreter. To open Command Prompt, click Start, click Run, type cmd, and then click OK. To view help at the command line, at the command prompt, type:

CommandName /?

As a security best practice, consider using an account without administrative credentials to perform routine, nonadministrative tasks. To perform only specific tasks with an account with administrative credentials, you can use the Runas command.

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A

B

Using batch files

Bootcfg

Break

C

Terminal Services change commands

Command shell overview

D

Directory service command-line tools

E

F

G

H

Help

Helpctr

Hostname

I

Iisapp.vbs: IIS application query script

Iisback.vbs: IIS backup management script

Iiscnfg.vbs: IIS configuration script

Iisext.vbs: IIS Web service extension script

Iisftp.vbs: IIS FTP site management script

IISFtpdr.vbs: IIS FTP directory script

Iisreset

Iisvdir.vbs: IIS virtual directory script

Iisweb.vbs: IIS Web site management script

L

M

Using the IP multicasting utilities

MS-DOSsubsystem commands

Msiexec (command-line options)

Msinfo32

N

Nbtstat

Net services overview

Net services commands

Netsh overview

Netsh commands for AAAA

Netsh commands for DHCP

Netsh diagnostic (diag) commands

Netsh commands for Interface IP

Netsh commands for Interface IPv6

Netsh commands for Interface Portproxy

Netsh commands for Internet Protocol security

Netsh commands for Network Bridge

Netsh commands for remote access (ras)

Netsh commands for Routing

Netsh commands for RPC

Netsh commands for WINS

O

Openfiles

P

Q

Terminal Services query commands

R

Rasdial

Rcp

Recover

Using command redirection operators

S

Schtasks

Secedit

Services for Macintosh commands

System File Checker (sfc)

T

TCP/IP utilities and services

Telnet Command-line Reference for Telnet Server

Terminal Services commands

U

Unlodctr

V

W

Windows Management Instrumentation Command-line (WMIC) tool

WScript

X

Xcopy

Subcommands

Subcommand Description

Wbadmin enable backup

Configures and enables a daily backup schedule.

This subcommand applies only to Windows Server 2008.

Wbadmin disable backup

Disables your daily backups.

This subcommand applies only to Windows Server 2008.

Wbadmin start backup

Runs a one-time backup. If used with no parameters, uses the settings from the daily backup schedule.

Wbadmin stop job

Stops the currently running backup or recovery operation.

Wbadmin get versions

Lists details of backups recoverable from the local computer or, if another location is specified, from another computer.

Wbadmin get items

Lists the items included in a specific backup.

Wbadmin start recovery

Runs a recovery of the volumes, applications, files, or folders specified.

This subcommand applies only to Windows Server 2008.

Wbadmin get status

Shows the status of the currently running backup or recovery operation.

Wbadmin get disks

Lists disks that are currently online.

This subcommand applies only to Windows Server 2008.

Wbadmin start systemstaterecovery

Runs a system state recovery.

This subcommand applies only to Windows Server 2008.

Wbadmin start systemstatebackup

Runs a system state backup.

This subcommand applies only to Windows Server 2008.

Wbadmin delete systemstatebackup

Deletes one or more system state backups.

This subcommand applies only to Windows Server 2008.

Wbadmin start sysrecovery

Runs a recovery of the full system (at least all the volumes that contain the operating system's state). This subcommand applies only to Windows Server 2008, and it is only available if you are using the Windows Recovery Environment.

Wbadmin restore catalog

Recovers a backup catalog from a specified storage location in the case where the backup catalog on the local computer has been corrupted.

This subcommand applies only to Windows Server 2008.

Wbadmin delete catalog

Deletes the backup catalog on the local computer. Use this subcommand only if the backup catalog on this computer is corrupted and you have no backups stored at another location that you can use to restore the catalog.

This subcommand applies only to Windows Server 2008.

Remarks

The wbadmin command replaces the ntbackup command that was released with previous versions of Windows. You cannot recover backups that you created with ntbackup by using wbadmin. However, a version of ntbackup is available as a download for Windows Server 2008 and Windows Vista users who want to recover backups that they created using ntbackup. This downloadable version of ntbackup enables you to perform recoveries only of legacy backups, and it cannot be used on computers running Windows Server 2008 or Windows Vista to create new backups. To download this version of ntbackup, see http://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?LinkId=82917.