type

Syntax

UPPERCASE words are placeholders to replace. Brackets in the syntax line describe optional arguments; do not type those brackets literally.

type FILE

Example

type note.txt

Expected result

Contents of an existing text file.

Notes and traps

TYPE does not detect every text encoding correctly. Avoid binary files.

Related commands

• PowerShell: Get-Content
• Bash: cat

Related tasks may need different flags and have different semantics. Check the entry before translating a command between shells.

Updated 13 September 2026. Examples describe the expected behavior; not every platform is available for execution testing.