Type (command)

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In computing, type is a command in various CP/M, DOS, OS/2 and Microsoft Windows command line interpreters (shells) such as COMMAND.COM, cmd.exe, 4DOS/4NT and Windows PowerShell. It is used to display the contents of specified files. It is analogous to the Unix cat command.

In Windows PowerShell, type is a predefined command alias for the Get-Content Cmdlet which basically serves the same purpose.

Example

type filename

The command is frequently used in conjunction with the more command, e.g.

type long-text-file | more

See also

• List of DOS commands
• List of Unix programs

References

• Microsoft TechNet Type article

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