net share |
resources.
Syntax
net share sharename
net share sharename=drive:path [/users:number | /unlimited]
[/remark:"text"] [/cache:Manual | Automatic | No]
net share sharename [/users:number | /unlimited] [/remark:"text"]
[/cache:Manual | Automatic | No]
net share {sharename | devicename | drive:path} /delete
Options
- None
A list of information about all shares on the server- sharename
The name of the share (may differ from actual name of folder or
printer shared)- drive:path
Absolute path of a folder to share or unshare- /users:number
Maximum number of users who can simultaneously connect to the share- /unlimited
No limit to number of users who can simultaneously connect to the
share- /remark:"text"
Description of share- /cache
Undocumented option for configuring share caching for offline folders- /delete
Used to unshare (stop sharing) the share
Examples
List all shared resources on the local machine:
net share
Share name Resource Remark
---------------------------------------------------------
C$ C:\ Default share
IPC$ Remote IPC
print$ C:\WINDOWS\System32\ Printer Drivers
spool\drivers
H$ H:\ Default share
ADMIN$ C:\WINDOWS Remote Admin
G$ G:\ Default share
F$ F:\ Default share
E$ E:\ Default share
CertConfig C:\CAConfig Certificate Services configuration
CertEnroll C:\WINDOWS\System32\ Certificate Services share
CertSrv\CertEnroll
NETLOGON C:\WINDOWS\ sysvol \sysvol\ Logon server share
mtitcanada.com\SCRIPTS
pub G:\pub
SYSVOL C:\WINDOWS\sysvol\sysvol Logon server share
Tool E:\Tool
BROTHER \\SELKIRK\BROTHER Spooled \\SELKIRK\BROTHER
HPLaserJ LPT1: Spooled HP LaserJet 5L
The command completed successfully.
View details of PUB share:
net share pub
Share name pub
Path G:\pub
Remark
Maximum users No limit
Users
The command completed successfully.
Unshare the PUB share:
net share pub /delete
Users have open files on pub. Continuing the
operation will force the files closed.
Do you want to continue this operation? (Y/N) [N]: y
pub was deleted successfully.
Reshare PUB:
net share pub=G:\pub
The command completed successfully.
Notes
- Enclose the absolute path in quotes if it contains embedded spaces.
- If you delete a shared folder using net
share /delete, the share may
still be visible in My Computer and Windows Explorer even if you
reboot. The workaround is to press F5 to flush the cached
information. - The /cache option can configure the share-caching
mode to be used when offline folders are implemented (see
Files and Folders in Chapter 4). For a full
description of this option, see Knowledge Base article 214738 on
Microsoft TechNet.
See Also
Files and Folders , net file,
net session, net use,
net view,
Shared Folders