The compilation of Cli.mof, Cliegaliases.mod, and Clialiases.mfl files creates the \\root\cli name space and populates it with aliases.
The Extensible Markup Language (XML) output is formatted using default style sheets as specified in Xsl-mappings.xml, while other formats can be explicitly specified using /FORMAT: stylesheet_name
Files and applications included with WMIC:
| File | Description |
|---|---|
| Cli.mof | Schema |
| Cliegaliases.mfl | Localization schema |
| Cliegaliases.mof | Aliases |
| Csv.xsl | Style sheet for comma-separated value format |
| Hform.xsl | Style sheet for HTML value list format |
| htable-sortby.xsl | Style sheet for HTML table including sortby |
| Htable.xsl | Style sheet for HTML table format |
| Mof.xsl | Style sheet for MOF format |
| Rawxml.xsl | Style sheet for raw XML format |
| Texttable.xsl | Style sheet for table format |
| Texttablewsys.xsl | Optional style sheet for table format |
| Textvaluelist.xsl | Style sheet for value list format |
| Wmic.chm | Windows Help |
| Wmic.exe | Engine-parser |
| Wmiclimofformat.xsl | Default MOF format |
| Wmiclitableformat.xsl | Default table format |
| Wmiclitableformatnosys.xsl | Optional table format |
| Wmiclivalueformat.xsl | Default value list format |
| Wml.xsl | Default XML format |
| Wsl-mappings.xml | Default style sheet table |
The WMI Command component can only be used by local system administrators, regardless of WMI name space permissions on the local computer.
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WMIC - Main page with Examples.
MOF (Managed Object Format) - A language that describes management
information. The MOF syntax is a way to
describe object definitions in textual form.