The Microsoft NET command is used to manage file and print sharing. The NET command has many options and uses. Example are

• NET USE to display network connections
• NET SHARE to display network shares on a server
• NET VIEW to display the server list for a domain
• NET USER to display user accounts
• NET LOCALGROUP to display local groups

The syntax of this command is:


NET [ ACCOUNTS | COMPUTER | CONFIG | CONTINUE | FILE | GROUP | HELP |
HELPMSG | LOCALGROUP | NAME | PAUSE | PRINT | SEND | SESSION |
SHARE | START | STATISTICS | STOP | TIME | USE | USER | VIEW ]
 

C:\>NET USE

New connections will be remembered.

Status Local Remote Network
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Disconnected F: \\p3\f$ Microsoft Windows Network
OK W: \\p600\d$ Microsoft Windows Network
Unavailable X: \\r991\f$ Microsoft Windows Network
Unavailable Y: \\r991\e Microsoft Windows Network
Disconnected Z: \\p3\f$ Microsoft Windows Network
OK \\P600\IPC$ Microsoft Windows Network
The command completed successfully.
 

C:\>NET SHARE

Share name Resource                          Remark
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C$         C:\                               Default share
print$     C:\WINDOWS\System32\spool\drivers Printer Drivers
ADMIN$     C:\WINDOWS                        Remote Admin
IPC$                                         Remote IPC
SharedDocs C:\DOCUMENTS AND SETTINGS\ALL USERS\DOCUMENTS
Printer    LPT1:                             Spooled  Generic / Text Only
The command completed successfully.