net share

net share

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Manages shared 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