Internet Information Services (IIS) 7.0 Resource Kit

Using Basic Verbs: List, Add, Set, Delete

Most Appcmd objects support the basic set of verbs: List, Add, Set, and Delete. These verbs operate in a fairly consistent way across objects, which makes Appcmd easy to use after you get a feel for how these verbs work.

Using the List Command to List and Find Objects

The List verb is one of the most useful verbs, and Appcmd provides it for all of its object types. It is responsible for listing all of the available instances of each object type, optionally enabling you to find a specific instance of the object, and for searching for one or more instances of the object by issuing queries involving one or more attributes.

You can use the List verb to list all object instances of a specific object type by using ...