In computing, is a command in various command-line interpreters (shells) such as COMMAND.COM, cmd.exe, 4DOS/4NT and Windows PowerShell used to display the contents of specified files on the computer terminal. The analogous Unix command is . Implementations The command is available in the operating systems DEC RT-11, OS/8, RSX-11, TOPS-10, TOPS-20, VMS, Digital Research CP/M, MP/M, MetaComCo TRIPOS, Heath Company HDOS, AmigaDOS, DOS, FlexOS, TSL PC-MOS, SpartaDOS X, IBM/Toshiba 4690 OS, IBM OS/2, Microsoft Windows, ReactOS, AROS, and SymbOS. The type command is supported by Tim Paterson's SCP 86-DOS. On MS-DOS, the command is available in versions 1 and later. DR DOS 6.0 also includes an implementation of the command. It is also available in the open source MS-DOS emulator DOSBox and the EFI shell. In Windows PowerShell, is a predefined command alias for the Cmdlet which basically serves the same purpose. 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 Digital Research CP/M, the command expands 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. 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. Examples A>TYPE FILE.PLM A>TYPE B:X.PRN 0A>TYPE CODE.ASM P23 TSL PC-MOS The Software Link's PC-MOS includes an implementation of