Microsoft DOS type command
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About type
Allows the user to see the contents of a file.
To edit the files, the user would need to use either edit or copy con.
Availability
The type command is an internal command that is available in the below Microsoft operating systems.
All Versions of MS-DOS
Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows NT
Windows 2000
Windows XP
Windows Vista
Windows 7
Syntax
Displays the contents of text files.
TYPE [drive:][path]filename
Examples
type c:\autoexec.bat
This would allow you to look at the autoexec.bat |