help type
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Title
[D] type -- Display contents of a file
Syntax
type ["]filename["] [, options]
Note: Double quotes must be used to enclose filename if the name
contains blanks.
options description
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asis show file as is; default is to display files with suffixes
.smcl or .sthlp as SMCL
smcl display file as SMCL; default for files with suffixes .smcl
or .sthlp
showtabs display tabs as <T> rather than being expanded
starbang list lines in the file that begin with "*!"
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Description
type lists the contents of a file stored on disk. This command is
similar to the Windows type command and the Unix more(1) or pg(1)
commands.
In Stata for Unix, cat is a synonym for type.
Options
asis specifies that the file be shown exactly as it is. The default is
to display files with suffixes .smcl or .sthlp as SMCL, meaning the
SMCL directives are interpreted and properly rendered. Thus type can
be used to look at files created by the log using command.
smcl specifies that the file be displayed as SMCL, meaning that the SMCL
directives are interpreted and properly rendered. This is the
default for files with suffixes .smcl or .sthlp.
showtabs requests that any tabs be displayed as <T> rather than being
expanded.
starbang lists only the lines in the specified file that begin with the
characters "*!" . Such comment lines are typically used to indicate
the version number of ado-files, class files, etc. starbang may not
be used with SMCL files.
Examples
Windows:
. type myfile.dct
. type ..\dcts\myfile.dct
Mac and Unix:
. type myfile.dct
. type ../dcts/myfile.dct
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Setup
. log using mylog
. sysuse auto
. keep make price mpg rep78 foreign
. keep in 1/10
. outfile using myout
. outfile using myout, dictionary
. log close
Display contents of myout.raw
type myout.raw
Display contents of myout.dct
. type myout.dct
Display contents of mylog.smcl
. type mylog.smcl
Display contents of mylog.smcl, but show the file exactly as it is
. type mylog.smcl, asis
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Also see
Manual: [D] type
Help: [D] cd, [D] copy, [D] dir, [D] erase, [D] mkdir, [D] rmdir, [D]
shell, [R] translate, [R] view, [P] viewsource
