Applies To: Windows Server 2008 R2,Windows Server 2008,Windows Vista,Windows 7
Displays WMI information inside an interactive command shell.
For examples of how to use this command, see Examples.
Syntax
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command </parameter> | |
Sub-commands
The following sub-commands are available at all times:
| Sub-command | Description |
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class |
Escapes from the default alias mode of WMIC to access classes in the WMI schema directly. |
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path |
Escapes from the default alias mode of WMIC to access instances in the WMI schema directly. |
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context |
Displays the current values of all global switches. |
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[quit | exit] |
Exits the WMIC command shell. |
Parameters
| Parameter | Description |
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</parameter> |
<Concise description, starts with a verb.> |
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</param2> |
<Another concise description, starts with a verb.> |
Remarks
Scripting
Examples
To display the current values of all global switches, type:
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wmic context | |
Output similar to the following displays:
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NAMESPACE : root\cimv2 ROLE : root\cli NODE(S) : BOBENTERPRISE IMPLEVEL : IMPERSONATE [AUTHORITY : N/A] AUTHLEVEL : PKTPRIVACY LOCALE : ms_409 PRIVILEGES : ENABLE TRACE : OFF RECORD : N/A INTERACTIVE : OFF FAILFAST : OFF OUTPUT : STDOUT APPEND : STDOUT USER : N/A AGGREGATE : ON | |
To change the language ID used by the command line to English (locale ID 409), type:
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wmic /locale:ms_409 | |