List of optional flags:
-? - Displays the usage screen
-p - Manages persistent shadow copies
-nw - Manages no-writer shadow copies
-ad - Creates differential HW shadow copies
-ap - Creates plex HW shadow copies
-scsf - Creates Shadow Copies für Shared Folders (Client Accessible)
-t={file.xml} - Transportable shadow set. Generates also the backup components doc.
-bc={file.xml} - Generates the backup components doc für non-transportable shadow set.
-wi={Writer Name} - Verify that a writer/component is included
-wx={Writer Name} - Exclude a writer/component from set creation or restore
-script={file.cmd} - SETVAR script creation
-exec={command} - Custom command executed after shadow creation, import or between break and make-it-write
-wait - Wait before program termination or between shadow set break and make-it-write
-tracing - Runs VSHADOW.EXE with enhanced diagnostics
List of commands:
{volume list} - Creates a shadow set on these volumes
-ws - List writer status
-wm - List writer summary metadata
-wm2 - List writer detailed metadata
-q - List all shadow copies in the system
-qx={SnapSetID} - List all shadow copies in this set
-s={SnapID} - List the shadow copy with the given ID
-da - Deletes all shadow copies in the system
-do={volume} - Deletes the oldest shadow of the specified volume
-dx={SnapSetID} - Deletes all shadow copies in this set
-ds={SnapID} - Deletes this shadow copy
-i={file.xml} - Transportable shadow copy import
-b={SnapSetID} - Break the given shadow set into read-only volumes
-bw={SnapSetID} - Break the shadow set into writable volumes
-el={SnapID},dir - Expose the shadow copy as a mount point
-el={SnapID},drive - Expose the shadow copy as a drive letter
-er={SnapID},share - Expose the shadow copy as a network share
-er={SnapID},share,path - Expose a child directory from the shadow copy as a share
-r={file.xml} - Restore based on a previously-generated Backup Components document
-rs={file.xml} - Simulated restore based on a previously-generated Backup Components doc
-revert={SnapID} - Revert a volume to the specified shadow copy