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TYPE command The TYPE command displays the contents  of  one  or  more
files on your terminal.


Format

     @TYPE (FILE) filespec,...,
     @@subcommand

     where:

     filespec            is the specification of the file you want  to
                         display on your terminal.

     @@subcommand        means that after a final comma you can  enter
                         the following optional subcommand:

                         UNFORMATTED    Disables  the  formatting   of
                                        control  characters  contained
                                        in the  file.   Normally,  the
                                        TYPE   command   displays  the
                                        graphic equivalent for certain
                                        control     characters,    for
                                        example,  ESCAPE  as   $   and
                                        CTRL/C as ^C.  The UNFORMATTED
                                        subcommand  causes  characters
                                        to   be  displayed  literally,
                                        allowing  graphic  text   (for
                                        example  REGIS  files)  to  be
                                        displayed on the terminal.


Output

     Entire Contents of Files

          In response to the TYPE command the system prints the entire
          contents  of  a  file (up to the EOF (end-of-file) pointer),
          including blank lines and line numbers if there are any.  If
          you  specify  more  than one file, the filespec precedes the
          contents of each file.


Hints

     Stopping TYPE Output

          To stop the TYPE command, type two CTRL/Cs.  A  CTRL/O  will
          also  stop  the  output, but will not stop the processing of
          the command or the accumulation of CPU charges.  Note that a
          pair  of  CTRL/Os causes the system to skip over part of the
          output and continue printing.


Related Commands

     COPY      for copying files to any device

     EDIT      for examining specific parts of a file

     PERUSE    for editing files in read-only mode

     PRINT     for printing files on the line printer


Examples

     1.  Have the system print a file on your terminal.

         @TYPE TEST.TXT
         ! This is file TEST.TXT !