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Everything about TYPE (DOS command)
Shell command to display file contents
In computing, type is a command in various command-line interpreters (shells) such as COMMAND.COM, cmd.exe, 4DOS/4NT and Windows PowerShell used to display the contents of specified files on the computer terminal. The analogous Unix command is cat. Wikipedia →
🧭 Start here: a 6-step reading path
- Read the overview: TYPE (DOS command)A 5-minute orientation
- Pick up a classic book: Intelligent building and building automationThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: The domain of a Soviet‐type command networkCited 2 times
- Go sideways: Help (command)A closely related topic
- Go sideways: Dir (command)A closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
📚 Books worth reading
Intelligent building and building automationShengwei Wang · 2010
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