HP 3000 Manuals

HP Resource Sharing for MPE/iX

TYPE 

The TYPE command displays the contents of a file on the screen.  You can
also use the TYPE command to print a file's contents.

To pause the display, press CTRLS. To continue the display, press CTRLQ.
To cancel the display, press CTRLY.

Abbreviation:  None

TYPE [drive:] [path\]filename [> device]

drive:           Drive containing the file you want displayed.

path             Path to the file you want displayed (any valid DOS file
                 path).

filename         Name of the DOS file whose contents you want to display.

device           MPE device name to which you want to print.  It can be
                 any valid MPE device class name or a back-referenced MPE
                 file equation.

For example, to display the contents of the shared disc file SALESRPT in
the current directory, enter:

     TYPE SALESRPT

MPE/iX 5.0 Documentation