TYPE
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TYPE |
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| Purpose: | Display the contents of the specified file(s). |
| Format: | TYPE [/A:[[-][+]rhsadecijopt] /I"text" /L /P] [@file] file... |
| file | The file or list of files that you want to display. |
| @file | A text file containing the names of the files to display, one per line (see @file lists for details). |
File Selection
Supports attribute switches, extended wildcards, ranges, multiple file names, and include lists.
Internet: Can be used with FTP and HTTP servers, e.g.
type "http://jpsoft.com/notfound.htm"
Usage:
The TYPE command displays a file. It is normally only useful for displaying text files (i.e. alphanumeric characters arranged in lines separated by CR/LF). Most text files use either ASCII or Unicode.
Executable files (.COM and .EXE ) and many data files may be unreadable when displayed with TYPE because they include non-alphanumeric characters or unusual line separators.
To display the files MEMO1 and MEMO2:
type /p memo1 memo2
You can press Ctrl-S to pause TYPE's display and then any key to continue.
To display text from the clipboard use CLIP: as the file name. CLIP: will not return any data if the clipboard does not contain text. See Redirection for more information on CLIP:.
You will probably find LIST to be more useful for displaying files on the screen. The TYPE /L command used with redirection is useful if you want to add line numbers to a file, for example:
type /l myfile > myfile.num
| • | NTFS File Streams |
TYPE supports file streams on NTFS drives. You can type an individual stream by specifying the stream name, for example:
type streamfile:s1
See NTFS File Streams for additional details.
Options:
| /A: | Select only those files that have the specified attribute(s) set. See Attribute Switches for information on the attributes which can follow /A:. Do not use /A: with @file lists. See @file lists for details. |
| /I"text" | Select files by matching text in their descriptions. The text can include wildcards and extended wildcards. The search text must be enclosed in double quotes, and must follow the /I immediately, with no intervening spaces. You can select all filenames that have a description with /I"[?]*", or all filenames that do not have a description with /I"[]". Do not use /I with @file lists. See @file lists for details. |
| /P | Prompt after displaying each page. Your options at the prompt are explained in detail under Page and File Prompts. |