msdeploy /?

C:\Users\tabell\dev\shell.git>msdeploy /?
Microsoft (R) Web Deployment Command Line Tool (MSDeploy.exe)
Version 7.1.1070.1
Copyright (c) Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved.

MSDeploy.exe <-verb:<name>> <-source:<object>> [-dest:<object>] [args ...]

  -verb:<name>                   Action to perform (required).
  -source:<object>               The source object for the operation (required).
  -dest:<object>                 The destination object for the operation.
  -declareParam:<params>         Declares a parameter for synchronization.
  -setParam:<params>             Sets a parameter for synchronization.
  -setParamFile:<xmlfile>        Applies parameter settings from an XML file.
  -declareParamFile:<xmlfile>    Includes parameter declarations from an XML file.
  -removeParam:<name>            Removes a parameter from the list of declared parameters.
  -disableLink:<name>            Disables the specified link extension(s).
  -enableLink:<name>             Enables the specified link extension(s).
  -disableRule:<name>            Disables the specified synchronization rule(s).
  -enableRule:<name>             Enables the specified synchronization rule(s).
  -replace:<arg settings>        Specifies an attribute replacement rule.
  -retryAttempts                 The number of times a provider will retry after a failed action (not all providers support retrying). Defaults to 5.
  -retryInterval                 Interval in milliseconds between retry attempts (-retryAttempts). The default is 1000.
  -skip:<arg settings>           Specifies an object to skip during synchronization.
  -disableSkipDirective:<name>   Disables the specified skip directive.
  -enableSkipDirective:<name>    Enables the specified skip directive.
  -verbose                       Enables more verbose output.
  -whatif                        Displays what would have happened without actually performing any operations.
  -disableAppStore               Disables saving to the application store during a sync.
  -xpath:<path>                  An XPath expression to apply to XML output.
  -xml                           Return results in XML format.
  -allowUntrusted                Allow untrusted server certificate when using SSL.
  -showSecure                    Show secure attributes in XML output instead of hiding them.^
  -preSync:<command>             A command to execute before the synchronization on the destination.  For instance, net stop a service.
  -postSync:<command>            A command to execute after the synchronization on the destination.  For instance, net start a service.

Supported Verbs:

  dump                           Displays the details of the specified source object.
  sync                           Synchronizes the destination object with the source object.
  delete                         Deletes specified destination object.
  getDependencies                Retrieve dependencies for given object
  getParameters                  Return parameters supported by object
  getSystemInfo                  Retrieve system information associated with given object

<object> format:

  provider-type=[provider-path],[provider settings],...

Supported provider-types (and sample paths, if applicable):

  appHostConfig                  IIS 7 configuration
  appHostSchema                  IIS 7 configuration schema
  appPoolConfig                  IIS 7 Application Pool
  appPoolEnable32Bit             Enable 32-bit application pool on IIS7.
  appPoolNetFx                   IIS 7 Application Pool Managed Framework Runtime Version.
  appPoolPipeline                IIS 7 Application Pool Pipeline Mode.
  archiveDir                     Archive directory
  auto                           Automatic destination
  cert                           Certificate
  comObject32                    32-bit COM object
  comObject64                    64-bit COM object
  contentPath                    File System Content
  createApp                      Defines an application in the IIS configuration system.
  dbFullSql                      Deploy SQL database
  dbMySql                        Deploy MySQL database
  dbSqlite                       Deploy SQLite database
  dirPath                        Directory
  fcgiExtConfig                  FcgiExt.ini settings or fastCgi section configuration
  filePath                       File
  gacAssembly                    GAC assembly
  gacInstall                     Signed Assembly GAC Installer
  iisApp                         Web Application
  IncrementalEntry               File or Directory
  machineConfig32                .NET 32-bit machine configuration
  machineConfig64                .NET 64-bit machine configuration
  manifest                       Custom manifest file
  metaKey                        Metabase key
  package                        A .zip file package
  recycleApp                     Recycles, starts, or stops an application's app pool, or unloads an application's app domains on IIS 7.
  regKey                         Registry key
  regValue                       Registry value
  rootWebConfig32                .NET 32-bit root Web configuration
  rootWebConfig64                .NET 64-bit root Web configuration
  runCommand                     Runs a command on the destination when sync is called.
  setAcl                         Grant permissions
  urlScanConfig                  UrlScan.ini settings or requestFiltering section configuration
  webServer                      Full IIS 7 Web server
  webServer60                    Full IIS 6 Web server

Common settings (can be used with all providers):

  computerName=<name>              Name of remote computer or proxy-URL
  wmsvc=<name>                     Name of remote computer or proxy-URL for the Web Management Service (WMSvc). Assumes that the service is listening on port 8172.
  authtype=<name>                  Authentication scheme to use. NTLM is the default setting. If the wmsvc option is specified, then Basic is the default setting.
  userName=<name>                  User name to authenticate for remote connections (required if using Basic authentication).
  password=<password>              Password of the user for remote connections (required if using Basic authentication).
  storeCredentials=<target>        Username and password will be stored in the Windows Credential Manager under the target identifier.
  getCredentials=<target>          Target identifies the credentials (username and password) in the Windows Credential Manager to be used when connecting to remote computer.
  encryptPassword=<pwd>            Password to use for encrypting/decrypting any secure data.
  includeAcls=<bool>               If true, include ACLs in the operation (applies to the file system, registry, and metabase).
  tempAgent=<bool>                 Temporarily install the remote agent for the duration of a remote operation.


Examples:

  MSDeploy.exe -verb:sync -source:contentPath=c:\sourcedir -dest:contentPath=c:\newdir -whatif

  MSDeploy.exe -verb:dump -source:archivedir=c:\mydir

  MSDeploy.exe -verb:sync -source:metakey=lm/w3svc/1,computerName=mycomputer -dest:metakey=lm/w3svc/2

  MSDeploy.exe -verb:sync -source:dbFullSql=c:\myscript.sql -dest:dbFullSql="Data Source=.;Integrated Security=SSPI;Initial Catalog=Northwind"

For more detailed help, add -help to any partial command line.

  MSDeploy.exe -help -verb
  MSDeploy.exe -help -source:apphostconfig
  MSDeploy.exe -help -verb:sync -whatif