Type

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Updated: January 21, 2005

Displays the contents of a text file. Use the type command to view a text file without modifying it.

Syntax

type [Drive:][Path] FileName

Parameters

[Drive:][Path] FileName

Specifies the location and name of the file or files that you want to view. Separate multiple file names with spaces.

Displays help at the command prompt.

Remarks

If you are using an NTFS drive and FileName contains spaces, use quotation marks around the text (that is, "File Name").
If you display a binary file or a file created by a program, you may see strange characters on the screen, including formfeed characters and escape-sequence symbols. These characters represent control codes used in the binary file. In general, avoid using the type command to display binary files.

Examples

To display the contents of a file named Holiday.mar, type:

type holiday.mar

To display the contents of a lengthy file one screen at a time, type:

type holiday.mar | more

Formatting legend

Format	Meaning
Italic	Information that the user must supply
Bold	Elements that the user must type exactly as shown
Ellipsis (...)	Parameter that can be repeated several times in a command line
Between brackets ([])	Optional items
Between braces ({}); choices separated by pipe (\|). Example: {even\|odd}	Set of choices from which the user must choose only one
Courier font	Code or program output

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