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In the Windows Command shell, type is a built in command which displays the contents of a text file. Use the type command to view a text file without modifying it.
In PowerShell, type is a built-in alias to the Get-Content cmdlet, which also displays the contents of a file, but using a different syntax.
Syntax
type [<drive>:][<path>]<filename>
Parameters
Parameter
Description
[<drive>:][<path>]<filename>
Specifies the location and name of the file or files that you want to view. If your <filename> contains spaces, you must enclose it in quotation marks (for example, "Filename Containing Spaces.txt"). You can also add multiple filenames by adding spaces between them.
/?
Displays help at the command prompt.
[<drive>:][<path>]<filename>
<filename>
Remarks
Examples
To display the contents of a file named holiday.mar, type:
type holiday.mar
To display the contents of a lengthy file named holiday.mar one screen at a time, type:
type holiday.mar | more
typeperf
The typeperf command writes performance data to the command window or to a log file. To stop typeperf, press CTRL+C.
Syntax
typeperf <counter [counter ...]> [options]
typeperf -cf <filename> [options]
typeperf -q [object] [options]
typeperf -qx [object] [options]
Parameters
Parameter
Description
<counter [counter [...]]>
Specifies performance counters to monitor. The <counter> parameter is the full name of a performance counter in \Computer\Object(Instance)\Counter format, such as \\Server1\Processor(0)\% User Time.
<counter [counter [...]]>
<counter>
\\Server1\Processor(0)\% User Time
Options
Option
Description
-f <CSV | TSV | BIN | SQL>
Specifies the output file format. The default is CSV.
-cf <filename>
Specifies a file containing a list of performance counters to monitor, with one counter per line.
-si <[[hh:]mm:]ss>
Specifies the sample interval. The default is one second.
-o <filename>
Specifies the path for the output file, or the SQL database. The default is STDOUT (written to the command window).
-q [object]
Display a list of installed counters (no instances). To list counters for one object, include the object name.
-qx [object]
Display a list of installed counters with instances. To list counters for one object, include the object name.
-sc <samples>
Specifies the number of samples to collect. The default is to collect data until CTRL+C is pressed.
-config <filename>
Specifies a settings file containing command options.
-s <computer_name>
Specifies a remote computer to monitor if no computer is specified in the counter path.