Quincy Center for Technical Education
Computer Technology Department

Type

Displays the contents of a text file. Use the type command to view a text file without modifying it.

type [drive:][path] filename

Parameter

[drive:][path] filename

Specifies the location and name of the file or files that you want to view. Separate multiple file names with spaces.

If using an NTFS drive, and the file name contains spaces, you must enclose the file name with quotation marks (").