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TYPE (DOS command)
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<p>In <a href="/facts/Computing/Kghtm9fX">computing</a>, type is a <a href="/facts/Command_(computing)/zUrvQbFy">command</a> in various <a href="/facts/Command-line_interpreter/R9JpGmXQ">command-line interpreters</a> (<a href="/facts/Shell_(computing)/Sa67elS7">shells</a>) such as <a href="/facts/COMMAND.COM/06Sz5wle">COMMAND.COM</a>, <a href="/facts/Cmd.exe/FUmTvew6">cmd.exe</a>, <a href="/facts/4DOS/oFabDkBp">4DOS</a>/<a href="/facts/4NT_(shell)/8Be5h2Xv">4NT</a> and <a href="/facts/Windows_PowerShell/G1d10lwn">Windows PowerShell</a> used to display the contents of specified <a href="/facts/Computer_file/FjFH3Ufm">files</a> on the <a href="/facts/Computer_terminal/fSlx05qV">computer terminal</a>. The analogous <a href="/facts/Unix/0pNL2seI">Unix</a> command is <a href="/facts/Cat_(Unix)/KQPATH6w">cat</a>. </p>