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Mtype
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   The `mtype' command is used to display contents of an MS-DOS file.
Its syntax is:

     `mtype' [`-ts'] MSDOSFILE [ MSDOSFILES... ]

   `Mtype' displays the specified MS-DOS file on the screen.

   In addition to the standard options, `Mtype' allows the following
command line options:

`t'
     Text file viewing.  `Mtype' translates incoming carriage
     return/line feeds to line feeds.

`s'
     `Mtype' strips the high bit from the data.

   The `mcd' command may be used to establish the device and the
current working directory (relative to MS-DOS), otherwise the default is
`A:/'.

   `Mtype' returns 0 on success, 1 on utter failure, or 2 on partial
failure.

   Unlike the MS-DOS version of `TYPE', `mtype' allows multiple
arguments.