TYPE+Displaying the File TypeDisplays a file's contents on the screen.
VERSION
PC-DOS: all
MS-DOS equivalent: TYPE (all)
TYPE
Internal
SYNTAX
TYPE [d:][path]filename
OPTIONS
[d:][path]filename Specifies the name and
location of the file whose
contents are to be displayed.
The TYPE command is used to view the contents of a file.
EXAMPLE
TYPE NOVRPT.TXT
displays the contents of the file NOVRPT.TXT on the screen.
NOTE
The TYPE command continuously scrolls the file on the screen
if it is longer than one screenful. To freeze the text on the
screen, press Ctrl-Num Lock. To stop the TYPE command from
presenting more of the file's contents on the screen, press Ctrl-
C. Data will be unformatted except for standard paragraph indents
and eight-character tabs. If you use the TYPE command to view
binary files, program files, or files that contain control codes,
their contents may be meaningless on the screen. A file that is
in ASCII format is readable on the screen when the TYPE command
is used.
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SEE ALSO
ATTRIB Command
CHKDSK Command
COPY Command
DEL (DELETE) and ERASE Commands
DIR Command
Displaying of Text with Batch Files
PRINT Command
RENAME EN) Command
REPLACE Command
SHARE Command
VERIFY Command
XCOPY Command
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