1mtype(1) General Commands Manual mtype(1)
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6 mtype - display contents of an MSDOS file
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16 The mtype command is used to display contents of an MS-DOS file. Its
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19 mtype [-ts] msdosfile [ msdosfiles... ]
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22 Mtype displays the specified MS-DOS file on the screen.
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24 In addition to the standard options, Mtype allows the following command
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27 t Text file viewing. Mtype translates incoming carriage re‐
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38 Unlike the MS-DOS version of TYPE, mtype allows multiple arguments.
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