TYPE (DOS command)

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For the Unix command that looks up command names, see type (Unix).
type

In

Windows PowerShell used to display the contents of specified files on the computer terminal. The analogous Unix command is cat
.

Implementations

Description of the TYPE command of RT-11SJ displayed on a VT100.

The command is available in the

Heath Company HDOS,[10] AmigaDOS,[11] DOS, FlexOS,[12] TSL PC-MOS,[13] SpartaDOS X,[14] IBM/Toshiba 4690 OS,[15] IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows,[16] ReactOS,[17] AROS,[18] and SymbOS.[19]

The type command is supported by

DR DOS 6.0 also includes an implementation of the TYPE command.[22]

It is also available in the

EFI shell.[23]

In

Windows PowerShell, type is a predefined command alias for the Get-Content Cmdlet which basically serves the same purpose. TYPE originated as an internal command in 86-DOS
.

The command-syntax and feature set between operating systems and command shell implementations can differ as can be seen in the following examples.

DEC RT-11

In Digital Equipment Corporation's RT-11, the command accepts up to six input file specifications. Multiple file specifications are separated with commas.

The default

filetype is .LST. Wildcards
are accepted in place of filenames or filetypes.

Syntax

The command-syntax on RT-11 is: 

TYPE[/options] filespecs
  • COPIES:n – Specify the number of times the file will be typed
  • DELETE – Delete the file after typing it
  • LOG – Log the names of the files typed
  • NEWFILES – Only files dated with the current system date will be typed
  • NOLOG – Suppress the log of the files typed
  • QUERY – Require confirmation before typing each file
  • WAIT – Wait for user response before proceeding with the type

Examples

TYPE/COPIES:3 REPORT

TYPE/NEWFILES *.LST

DR CP/M, MP/M, FlexOS

In

tabs and line-feed
characters (CTRL-I), assuming tab positions are set at every eighth column.

The command does not support wildcard characters on FlexOS.[12]

Syntax

The command-syntax on CP/M is: 

TYPE ufn

Note: ufn = unambiguous file reference

In MP/M, the command has a pause mode. It is specified by entering a 'P' followed by two decimal digits after the filename. The specified number of lines will be displayed and then the command will pause until a carriage return is entered.[7]

Examples

A>TYPE FILE.PLM

A>TYPE B:X.PRN

0A>TYPE CODE.ASM P23

TSL PC-MOS

GPL v3.[24]
It supports an option to display the file content in hexadecimal form.[13]

Syntax

The command-syntax on PC-MOS is: 

.TYPE filename [/h]
  • filename – The name of the file to display
  • /h – Display content in hexadecimal form

Examples

[A:\].TYPE FILE.BIN /h

Microsoft Windows, OS/2, ReactOS

The ReactOS type command

The command supports wildcard characters. In Microsoft Windows and OS/2 it includes the filename in the output when typing multiple files.

Syntax

The command-syntax on Microsoft Windows and ReactOS is: 

type [Drive:][Path]FileName
  • [Drive:][Path]FileName – This parameter specifies the location and name of the file or files to view. Multiple file names need to be separated with spaces.
  • /? – This parameter displays help for the command.

Examples

C:\>type "my report.txt"

C:\>type *.txt

See also

References

  1. ^ "RT-11 HELP FILE". paleoferrosaurus.com. Archived from the original on 2018-07-17. Retrieved 2018-07-16.
  2. ^ "Concise Command Language" (CCL)."OS/8 Handbook" (PDF). April 1974. Retrieved 28 November 2017.
  3. ISBN 0-932376-90-8
    . Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  4. ^ TOPS-10 Operating System Commands Manual (PDF). Digital Equipment Corporation. August 1980. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2019-02-17.
  5. ^ "TOPS-20 Command manual" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2020-08-09. Retrieved 2018-07-18.
  6. ^ "Manual" (PDF). www.cpm.z80.de. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  7. ^ a b Digital Research (July 1981) [1979]. MP/M - Multi-Programming Monitor Control Program - User's Guide (PDF) (4 ed.). Pacific Grove, CA, USA: Digital Research. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  8. ^ Digital Research (1981-09-25). MP/M-86 Operating System - User's Guide (PDF) (1 ed.). Pacific Grove, CA, USA: Digital Research. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2017-01-04. Retrieved 2017-01-04.
  9. ^ "Manual" (PDF). www.pagetable.com. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  10. Heath Company. "Software Reference Manual HDOS SYSTEM Chapter 2 General Operations" (PDF). Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 2017-08-07. Retrieved 2020-02-08.
  11. ISBN 9781557550491
    – via Internet Archive.
  12. ^ a b FlexOS User's Guide Version 1.3 (PDF). 1.3 (1 ed.). Digital Research. November 1986. 1073-2003-001. Archived (PDF) from the original on 2019-03-30. Retrieved 2019-04-23.
  13. ^ a b "roelandjansen/pcmos386v501". GitHub. 2 January 2022.
  14. ^ SpartaDOS X 4.48 User Guide
  15. ^ "Users guide" (PDF). archive.org. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  16. ^ "Microsoft TechNet Type article". 11 September 2009.
  17. ^ "reactos/reactos". GitHub. 3 January 2022.
  18. ^ "AROS Research Operating System". aros.sourceforge.io.
  19. ^ "Data sheet". www.symbos.de. Retrieved 2020-09-19.
  20. Seattle Computer Products, Inc. 1980. Archived from the original
    (PDF) on 2019-07-14. Retrieved 2019-07-14. (59 pages)
  21. ISBN 0-7356-1812-7
    .
  22. ^ DR DOS 6.0 User Guide Optimisation and Configuration Tips
  23. ^ "EFI Shells and Scripting". Intel. Retrieved 2013-09-25.
  24. ^ Jansen, Roeland (8 February 2018). "pcmos386v501: PC-MOS/386 v5.01 final release including cdrom driver sources" – via GitHub.

Further reading

External links

Wikibooks has a book on the topic of: Guide to Windows Commands
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