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  2.  T Y P E  COMMAND                                                             
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  4.                                                                               
  5.  Purpose: Displays the contents of the specified file to a standard output    
  6.           device.                                                             
  7.                                                                               
  8.  Format:  TYPE [d:][path]filename[.ext] [> device]                            
  9.                                                                               
  10.  Remarks: [d:][path]filename[.ext]  is the filename you wish to display.      
  11.                                                                               
  12.           [> device]  if used, will pipe the output of this command to the    
  13.           specified device, instead of the default screen.  Valid "devices"   
  14.           are "PRN" (printer) or a "filename".  If PRN is used, the output    
  15.           from the TYPE command will be rerouted to your printer.  If a file- 
  16.           name is specified, the output will be written to the disk, and named
  17.           using the given filename.                                           
  18.                                                                               
  19.           The data is unformatted except that tab characters are expanded  to 
  20.           an eight-character boundary; that is, columns 8, 16, 24, etc.       
  21.                                                                               
  22.           Just as with most DOS commands, output from this command can be re- 
  23.           routed to any output device.                                        
  24.                                                                               
  25.                                                                               
  26.  Example: TYPE A:MYFILE.DOC  prints the file MYFILE.DOC on the A: drive to    
  27.           the screen.                                                         
  28.                                                                               
  29.           TYPE C:\HANDLER\ALLFILE.TLH > PRN   print the file ALLFILE.TLH on   
  30.           the C: drive, in the \HANDLER directory to the printer.             
  31.                                                                               
  32.           TYPE DOCUMENT.TXT > DOCUMENT.DUP  types the specified file, but in- 
  33.           stead of displaying on the screen, the output will be written to    
  34.           the file DOCUMENT.DUP on the current drive.                         
  35.