Special Features in DOS

Displaying the contents of a file

The TYPE command enables us to display the contents of a file on our screen.

NOTE:

There are some files, for example, operating system commands or applications software, which we may not be able to read because they contain non-alphabetic and non-numeric characters.

This command:

TYPE APRIL.DOC {ENTER}

Displays the contents of the file APRIL.DOC.

If we want to display a long file, we can use the MORE command to display information one screenfull at a time.

For example:

TYPE APRIL.DOC | MORE {ENTER}

Type pauses and displays the prompt --- More --- at the bottom of the screen, to view more, press any key.

NOTE:

The pipe ( | ) switch can usually be found by holding down the SHIFT key and pressing the backslash ( \ ) key.