VMS Help TYPE, Examples  *Conan The Librarian (sorry for the slow response - running on an old VAX)

    1.$ TYPE COMMON.DAT

      In this example, the TYPE command requests that the file
      COMMON.DAT be displayed at the terminal.

    2.$ TYPE *.DAT
      This is the first line in the file AA.DAT.
         .
         .
         .
 <Ctrl/O>

      This is the first line in the file BB.DAT.
         .
         .
         .

 <Ctrl/Y>

      Interrupt
      $ STOP

      In this example, the TYPE command contains an asterisk (*)
      wildcard character in place of the file name. All files with
      file types of .DAT are scheduled for display. When Ctrl/O is
      pressed, output of the current file stops and the TYPE command
      begins displaying the next file. The Ctrl/Y function interrupts
      the command; the STOP command terminates the TYPE command.

    3.$ TYPE LETTER*.MEM
      December 14, 2001
         .
         .
         .

 <Ctrl/Y>

      Interrupt
      $ SHOW TIME
       14-DEC-2001 15:48:07
      $ CONTINUE
      Sincerely yours,
         .
         .
         .

      In this example, the TYPE command displays all files whose
      names begin with the word LETTER and have the file type .MEM.
      While the files are being displayed, the user presses Ctrl/Y
      to interrupt the TYPE operation and to display the time. After
      entering the SHOW TIME command, the user enters the CONTINUE
      command to resume the TYPE operation.

    4.$ TYPE/OUTPUT=SAVETEXT.TXT *.TXT

      In this example, the TYPE command writes all TXT files in your
      default directory to a file called SAVETEXT.TXT (also in your
      default directory).

    5.$ TYPE MEXICO::NOTICE.TEXT/OUTPUT=TEMP.TEXT

      In this example, the TYPE command requests that the file
      NOTICE.TEXT at remote node MEXICO be written to the output
      file TEMP.TEXT on the local node, rather than to SYS$OUTPUT.

    6.$ TYPE SECSYS"FILES OFFICEFIL"::"TASK=SHOWUSERS"

              VAX/VMS Interactive Users
                 14-DEC-2001 17:20:13.30
          Total number of interactive users = 5
       Username     Process Name      PID     Terminal
       MIRANDA      Sec1           00536278   TXA1:
       JESSICA      Sec2           00892674   VTA2:
       EMILY        Sec3           00847326   TXA3:
       ANDREW       Sec4           02643859   RTA1:
       BRIAN        System Mangr   00007362   VTA1:

      In this example, the TYPE command executes the command
      procedure SHOWUSERS.COM found in the SYS$LOGIN directory of
      user FILES on remote node SECSSYS. The output of the TYPE
      command then is displayed at the local node.