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Transact-SQL Reference (Database Engine)
Reserved Keywords (Transact-SQL)
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Management Commands

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05/16/2013

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SQL Server provides the following management commands.

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CHECKPOINT	KILL STATS JOB
DBCC	RECONFIGURE
KILL	SHUTDOWN
KILL QUERY NOTIFICATION SUBSCRIPTION

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