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A-Shell Reference

TYPE <filespec> {switches}

TYPE displays the specified file on the screen (similar to the cat utility under Unix).

TYPE <file>/P is functionally equivalent to PAGE TYPE <file>; see the notes on PAGE.

TYPE will display control characters in "caret notation" (i.e., using a printable character preceded by a ^). For example, nulls will display as ^@, escapes will display as ^[, etc.

Switches

Switch

Effect of Switch

/P

Page mode: stops after each screen page

/S

Slow mode: displays only ten lines per second

/?

Writes switch listing and usage info to the screen.

 

History

2018 November, A-Shell 6.5.1651, TYPE.LIT 1.0(113):  has been updated to avoid a read-only error related to the smart-scrollback activation feature.

2017 July, A-Shell 6.5.1610, TYPE.LIT 1.0(112):  now makes the scroll bar visible if the environment supports it (A-Shell/Windows and ATE version 6.5.1610 or later) and the output of the command causes the screen to scroll.