


     Type (V1.3, 2.x, 3.x in C:) 


     NAME
            Type - Type a file, possibly with line numbers or in 
        hex.

     SYNOPSIS
            Type [FROM] fromname [[TO] toname] 
                 [OPT N=NUMBER / OPT H=HEX] 

     DESCRIPTION
            Type displays a file on the current window, or, if a 
        TO argument is supplied, to a file.  With the 2.3/3.x 
        version of Type, you can type many files with one TYPE 
        command, and use wildcards as well.  Note that due to 
        this enhancement of Type it is possible to dispense with 
        Join, since Type can do Join's job as well as its own.

            Although you can view a file with Type, you are also 
        able to copy a file with it.  It can format its output as 
        hex number or include line numbers at the beginning of 
        each line.

            If you use Type without a filename, it will read from 
        its standard input. This allows you to use Type in a 
        pipeline, or to send keyboard input to a device (such as 
        a printer) or a file. To terminate an interactive session 
        with Type, use Ctrl-\. To pause the output hit the space 
        bar. Resume the output by pressing the Ctrl-x. The output 
        may be cancelled with the Ctrl-C.

     OPTIONS
          FROM fromname
            The name of the file you want displayed. Fromname can 
        be any valid Amiga file. The FROM keyword is optional if 
        the fromname immediatly follows the command. 2.x/3.x lets 
        you TYPE many files.

            NOTE: ONLY 'OPT N' OR 'OPT H' MAY BE SPECIFIED ONE AT 
        A TIME NOT BOTH AT THE SAME TIME.
 
          HEX or OPT H
               This displays the file(s) in hexadecimal.

          NUMBER or OPT N
            This displays the file(s) with line numbers. AmigaDOS 
        will treat any number of characters within a file ending 
        with a linefeed as one line.


	  TO file
            The TO option lets you select a destination file 
        instead of typing to the console.  Note that with the 
        2.x/3.x TYPE, you must explicitly specify the TO keyword, 
        unlike the 1.3 TYPE. Under 2.x/3.x a second filename will 
        be presumed to be another fromname if the TO keyword is 
        not specified. Since 1.3 cannot display multiple files 
        with one TYPE command then the TO keyword isn't needed if 
        the toname directly follows the fromname.

            If TO is not specified, the TYPE is output to the 
        screen. toname may be any kind of AmigaDOS file or device 
        (such as prt:). It cannot be a directory, however. If you 
        specify a directory with something in it, TYPE will fail.  
        If toname is an empty directory then the directory will 
        be deleted and replaced with the typed file.

     EXAMPLE
        1. To Type a binary file in hex.

 
               Type WORK:ThisFile.bin OPT H   


        2. To Type the contents of a text file to the screen:

              
               Type this.txt


        3. To copy a file named this.txt to another directory:

               Type Work:Docs/this.txt Work:MoreDocs/this.txt

   
        4. Dump a text file to the printer with line numbers:

               Type Work:this.txt to PRT: Opt N


