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, 2002 . . . <Ctrl/Y> Interrupt $ SHOW TIME 14-DEC-2002 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-2002 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.