MS DOS Command: TYPE

Reference from Microsoft MS-DOS cmd help

Description

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 that you want to view.

Related Commands

For information about displaying filenames and file sizes, see the DIR command.

For information about displaying text files one screen at a time, see the MORE command.

Remarks

Displaying binary files

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, you should avoid using the TYPE command to display binary files.

Examples

If you want to display the contents of a file named HOLIDAY.MAR, type the following command:

type holiday.mar

If the file you want to display is long, you can use the MORE command along with TYPE, as shown in the following command, to display the file's contents one screen at a time:

type holiday.mar | more

Before using a pipe (|) for redirection, you should set the TEMP environment variable in your AUTOEXEC.BAT file.