On Windows, which command displays a list of the shared folders on a system?

On Windows, which command displays a list of the shared folders on a system?

• net share
• Ntds
• net view
• sysvol 

EXPLANATION

The NET Share command is used to manage file/printer shares.

Syntax
      NET SHARE sharename=drive:path [/GRANT:user,[READ | CHANGE | FULL]]
             [/USERS:number | /UNLIMITED]]
                [/REMARK:"text"]
                   [/CACHE:Manual | Documents | Programs | BranchCache | None ]

      NET SHARE sharename /DELETE

      NET SHARE devicename /DELETE

      NET SHARE drive:path /DELETE

To modify an existing share, the syntax above can be simplified to NET SHARE sharename ...
with the one exception of the /GRANT option.

Filename Limits

When creating shares you should be aware that the mapped drive will always be shorter than the real path on the server. This can cause issues with the 260 character filename limit.
For example, if you have a folder on a server called E:\workgroups\ thats mapped for the users as X:\
A legal filename created on a client via the mapped drive:
X:\something\... 158 chars
then becomes on the server
E:\workgroups\something\...168 chars (which some server backup software may fail to read.)
You can minimise this issue by keeping the server path as short as possible E:\wg\

Examples
Display the details of the local share called workgroups
NET SHARE workgroups

Display the details of all local shares, including the folder/pathname that is being shared:
NET SHARE
To retrieve share details from a remote machine, use WMIC share
Create a new local file share
NET SHARE workgroups=C:\work /REMARK:"workgroups share" /CACHE:No

Limit the number of users who can connect to a share
NET SHARE workgroups /USERS:15

Remove any limit on the number of users who can connect to a share
NET SHARE workgroups /UNLIMITED

Delete the share
NET SHARE workgroups /DELETE

Delete all shares that apply to a given device
NET SHARE devicename /DELETE
In this case the devicename can be a printer (Lpt1) or a pathname (C:\Docs\)

To create file shares, File and Printer sharing must be enabled on the (server) computer.
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Related:

NET - Manage network resources.
NET USE - Connect to a file share (Drive MAP).
NET VIEW - View existing file/printer shares (local or remote).
Enable Admin Shares
WMIC share - View remote file/print shares.
Q149427 - Change Password from the CMD prompt.
Powershell: Get-WmiObject win32_share