h6. [[Programmer's Reference Manuals]] h6(. » [[*Commands]] h6((. » *Type h2. *Type h4. Use This *Command displays the contents of the named file using the configured [[*Dump|*Dump]] format. h4. Syntax *Type [-File] _filename_ [-TabExpand] h4. Parameters |<^{width:8em}. -File|<^. Optional prefix to _filename_, but has no effect| |<^. _filename_|<^. Valid pathname specifying a file| |<^. –TabExpand|<^. Expand tab characters (ASCII 9) to 8 spaces| h4. Notes To display the contents of a file but with line numbers, use [[*List|*List]] instead. The format of data to display can be set using [[*Configure DumpFormat|*Configure DumpFormat]]. h4. See also * [[*Configure DumpFormat|*Configure DumpFormat]] * [[*Dump|*Dump]] * [[*List|*List]] * [[*Print|*Print]]