TYPE

Command

TYPE -- displays a text file.

Synopsis

TYPE [path/]<filename>

Availability

Sysop-only. PZTDOS mode only.

Description

The TYPE command displays the specified text file without pagination.

Example

TYPE ../DOCS/FRED.TXT

Limitations

For use with text files only. There are no limitations on the size of file which can be displayed. The command does not (yet) allow concatenation of files, and the output may not (yet) be redirected to a file.

Wildcards are not accepted.

Paths and filenames must conform to DOS format, and may not currently contain spaces.

Portability

The TYPE command in PZTDOS follows normal DOS syntax, apart from the lack of redirection mentioned in "limitations".

Paths may contain both forward (/) and backward (\) slashes.

Unlike XR16/32, in XRPi this command does not support "drive letters", and pathnames are case-sensitive.

See also

DOS(2) -- Enter PZTDOS mode