List writers
Applies To: Windows Server 2008, Windows Server 2012, Windows 8
Lists writers that are on the system. If used without parameters, list displays the output for list metadata by default.
For examples of how to use this command, see Examples.
Syntax
list writers [metadata | detailed | status]
Parameters
Parameter |
Description |
|---|---|
metadata |
Lists the identity and status of writers, and displays metadata such as component details and excluded files. This is the default parameter. |
detailed |
Lists the same information as metadata, but detailed includes the full file list for all components. |
status |
Lists only the identity and status of registered writers. |
Examples
To list only the identity and status of writers, type:
list writers status
Output that is similar to the following displays:
Listing writer status ...
* WRITER "System Writer"
- Status: 5 (VSS_WS_WAITING_FOR_BACKUP_COMPLETE)
- Writer Failure code: 0x00000000 (S_OK)
- Writer ID: {e8132975-6f93-4464-a53e-1050253ae220}
- Instance ID: {7e631031-c695-4229-9da1-a7de057e64cb}
* WRITER "Shadow Copy Optimization Writer"
- Status: 1 (VSS_WS_STABLE)
- Writer Failure code: 0x00000000 (S_OK)
- Writer ID: {4dc3bdd4-ab48-4d07-adb0-3bee2926fd7f}
- Instance ID: {9e362607-9794-4dd4-a7cd-b3d5de0aad20}
...
...
...
* WRITER "Registry Writer"
- Status: 1 (VSS_WS_STABLE)
- Writer Failure code: 0x00000000 (S_OK)
- Writer ID: {afbab4a2-367d-4d15-a586-71dbb18f8485}
- Instance ID: {e87ba7e3-f8d8-42d8-b2ee-c76ae26b98e8}
8 writers listed.