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

 filespec[,...]

    Specifies one or more files to be displayed. If you specify a
    file name and not a file type, the file type defaults to .LIS;
    however, you can specify a different default file type with the
    TYPE$DEFAULT_FILESPEC logical name. The TYPE command displays all
    files that satisfy the file description.

    The asterisk (*)  and the percent sign (%) wildcard characters
    are allowed in place of the directory name, file name, file type,
    or file version number field. If you specify more than one file,
    separate the file specifications with commas (,)  or plus signs
    (+).  The files are displayed in the order listed.