Mounting CIFS shares from Windows command line

Unfortunately, sometimes even Linux geeks have to do it...

If you need to mount or unmount ('map' or 'disconnect' in Windows lingo) a Windows (Samba) share from Windows command line or batch file, you can do it with 'net use' command.

To map a network drive:

1. Click Start, and then click Run (or use Windows+R keyboard shortcut).
2. In the Open box, type cmd to open command line window.
3. Type the following, replacing X: with drive letter you want to assign to the shared resource:
   

   net use X: \\computer_name\share_name

To disconnect a mapped drive:

1. Open command line window.
2. Type the following, replacing X: with drive letter of the shared resource:
   

   net use  X: /delete