# Command: type

      TYPE displays the contents of text files.

## Syntax:

      TYPE [drive][path]filename
      TYPE [/?]
           drive     Specifies the drive letter to where the file is,
                     e.g. C:
           path      Specifies the path to where the file is,
                     e.g. \example\
           filename  Specifies the file to display, e.g. test.txt

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## Options:

      /?  Shows the help.

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## Comments:

      Type shows the complete text. If the text is too long, it
      stops at the end. You can break this by using:
      type | more xy.txt
      TYPE is a command internal to command.com and needs no other file
      in order to work.

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## Examples:

      type C:\autoexec.bat
      type | more C:\autoexec.bat
      type | more C:\config.sys
      type | more C:\example\test.txt

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## See also:

      more
      sort

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## File:

      Please read this command's lsm file also.
      You will find the updated version (internet) here and
      the version described in this manual page here.
      The lsm file contains information about the name of the programmer,
      the download site, and some other command related information.

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      Copyright © 1998 Jim Hall, updated 2007 by W. Spiegl.

      This file is derived from the FreeDOS Spec Command HOWTO.
      See the file H2Cpying for copying conditions.