Commodore PC Ms-Dos 3.2 User's Manual page 165

MS-DOS Commands 93
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Type Type
Purpose:
Displays the contents of a text file on the screen.
Syntax:
type [drive:]filename
Comments:
To view a text file without modifying it, you can use the type
command. (Use dir to find the name of a file, and edlin to
change the contents of a file.)
Note that when you use type to display a file that contains tabs,
all the tabs are expanded to 8 spaces wide. Also, if you try to
display a binary file, you may see strange characters on the screen,
including bells, formfeeds, and escape sequences.
Example:
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If you want to display the contents of a file called holiday.mar, Displaying a file
you would type the following command:
type holiday.mar
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