The NET Command is used to manage network resources as follows:
| Manage Services | NET START, STOP, PAUSE, CONTINUE |
| Connect to a file/print Share (Drive Map) | NET USE |
| Create/view file/printer Shares | NET SHARE, VIEW, FILE, SESSIONS |
| Manage Network Print jobs and Network Time | NET TIME, PRINT |
| Security | NET ACCOUNTS, USER, GROUP, LOCALGROUP |
| Network Messaging | NET NAME, SEND |
| Help | NET HELP, HELPMSG |
| Network configuration | NET COMPUTER, CONFIG_WORKSTATION, CONFIG_SERVER, STATISTICS_WORKSTATION, STATISTICS_SERVER |
When you use NET commands in a batch file, you can use the Y or N switch to unconditionally answer Yes or No to questions returned by the Net command.