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# MSrepl_commands (Transact-SQL)
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  The **MSrepl_commands** table contains rows of replicated commands. This table is stored in the distribution database.  
  
|Column name|Data type|Description|  
|-----------------|---------------|-----------------|  
|**publisher_database_id**|**int**|The ID of the Publisher database.|  
|**xact_seqno**|**varbinary(16)**|The transaction sequence number.|  
|**type**|**int**|The command type.|  
|**article_id**|**int**|The ID of the article.|  
|**originator_id**|**int**|The ID of the originator.|  
|**command_id**|**int**|The ID of the command.|  
|**partial_command**|**bit**|Indicates whether this is a partial command or not.|  
|**command**|**varbinary(1024)**|The command value.|  
|**hashkey**|**int**|Internal-use only.|  
|**originator_lsn**|**varbinary(16)**|Identifies the LSN for the command in the originating publication. This is used in peer-to-peer transactional replication.|  
  
## See Also  
 [Replication Tables (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-tables/replication-tables-transact-sql.md)   
 [Replication Views (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-views/replication-views-transact-sql.md)   
 [sp_replcmds (Transact-SQL)](../../relational-databases/system-stored-procedures/sp-replcmds-transact-sql.md)