Microsoft(R) Help Content Manager
Copyright (C) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.
Description: Runs the Help Content Manager application to install, remove,
move, or update documentation.
To install content:
HlpCtntMgr.exe /operation install /catalogName
/locale [/options]
Required parameters: /operation, /catalogName, /locale
Options: /sourceUri, /skuid, /membership, /booklist, /vendor, /productName,
/silent
Content filters: /locale, /membership, /booklist, /vendor, /productName
Example: HlpCtntMgr.exe /operation install /catalogName VisualStudio12
/locale en-US /skuId 3000 /booklist "Spec Explorer" "Dynamic AX"
/sourceUri D:\binData\Documentaion\Dev11\SmallSet\helpcontentsetup.msha
To remove (uninstall) content:
HlpCtntMgr.exe /operation uninstall /catalogName
/locale [/options]
Required parameters: /operation, /catalogName, /locale
Options: /sourceUri, /skuid, /membership, /booklist, /vendor, /productName,
/silent
Example: HlpCtntMgr.exe /operation uninstall /catalogName VisualStudio12
/locale fr-FR /skuId 3000 /booklist "Visual C#" "Visual C++" "Help on Help"
To update content:
HlpCtntMgr.exe /operation refresh /catalogName
/locale [/options]
Required parameters: /operation, /catalogName, /locale
Options: /sourceUri
Example: HlpCtntMgr.exe /operation refresh /catalogName VisualStudio12
/locale ja-JP
To move content:
HlpCtntMgr.exe /operation move /catalogName
/locationPath
Required parameters: /operation, /catalogName, /locationPath
Example: HlpCtntMgr.exe /operation move /catalogName VisualStudio12
/locationPath D:
ewContentStore\VS11
Required Parameters:
/operation
Specifies the content operation to perform.
/catalogName
Specifies the product documentation catalog to install, uninstall,
refresh, or move.
/locale
Use for install, uninstall, and refresh operations.
Specifies the culture name (language and country/region) of the product
documentation to install, uninstall, or refresh.
For example, specify /locale en-us for English (United States).
/locationPath
Use only for move operations.
Specifies the location to use for documentation.
This parameter must be specified when the /silent parameter is being
used.
Options:
/sourceUri
Use for install, uninstall, and refresh operations.
Specifies the content source. This can be an .msha file or a service
endpoint URL. If omitted, the Visual Studio service endpoint is used.
/skuid
Use for install and uninstall operations.
Filters the booklist on the given SKU ID.
See the Help Viewer administrator's guide for the list of SKU IDs.
/membership
Use for install operations.
Filters the booklist by the given content scope (minimum set of books,
recommended books, or all available books).
/booklist
Use for install and uninstall operations.
Specifies the list of book names to install or uninstall. Use double
quotation marks (") if the book name includes spaces (for example,
"Visual C#"), and use a blank space to separate books.
For install operations, if /booklist is not supplied, all books found
on the /sourceURI will be installed.
For uninstall operations, if /sourceUri is supplied, all books found
on the /sourceURI will be uninstalled and the /booklist parameter is
ignored.
/vendor
Use for install and uninstall operations, with the /booklist parameter.
Specifies the vendor that created the books to install or uninstall.
If omitted, defaults to "Microsoft".
/productName
Use for install and uninstall operations, with the /booklist parameter.
Specifies the product name associated with the books to install or
uninstall.
This parameter should not be used for the Visual Studio 11 service
endpoint. It is provided for backward compatibility with the
Visual Studio 2010 service endpoint.
This parameter is required if you specify /booklist.
/silent
Use for all operations.
Specifies that no graphical UI should be displayed when installing,
removing, updating, or moving content. See the Help Viewer
administrator's guide for information about error codes returned during
silent mode.
To specify this parameter, you must run HlpCtntMgr.exe from an elevated
Command Prompt window. Otherwise, it will fail.
/wait
Use for install, uninstall, and refresh operations.
If an operation is already in progress for the catalog the process will
wait up to the given number of seconds to continue.
Use 0 to wait infinitely.