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type -- display plain text file or AppleWorks (AWP) file
syntax: type <pathname> [-h] [-f] [-u] [-l] [-p] [-t tab_string]
ex: type this
type ?:txt -h
como that;type this -l
Types contents of a file (any type, not just TXT). Wildcards are
allowed. -h generates a headergiving the date/time the file was last
modified. -f disables filtering of control characters; normally they
are filtered out.
-u and -l force alphabetic characters to display as uppercase or
lowercase, respectively.
-p begins a new page after the file is printed (useful when
redirecting to printer)
-t lets you specify a string to print in place of each TAB
character (Ctrl-I). You may want to make an alias for 'type' with
a tab string.
Note: many file types do not contain plain ASCII text. This command
knows how to interpret AWP files, but simply displays all other
files byte-for-byte. If you pg a SYS file, for example, you
will get a lot of garbage and a (probably) few readable
messages.
(see also: pg, como, strings, alias)