Type (command)

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

ee also

*List of DOS commands
*List of Unix programs

References

* [http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb491026.aspx Microsoft TechNet Type article]