TYPE Command Displays Garbage After Displaying File Contents

ID: Q132555

The information in this article applies to:

Microsoft Windows NT operating system version 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Advanced Server version 3.1
Microsoft Windows NT Workstation versions 3.5, 3.51
Microsoft Windows NT Server versions 3.5, 3.51

SYMPTOMS

When you display the contents of a file using the TYPE command, garbage is displayed after the contents of the file are displayed.

CAUSE

This problem occurs when a ^Z character is positioned one byte past an integral multiple of 512 (for example, the byte at position 513 or 1025 in a file is ^Z).

STATUS

Microsoft has confirmed this to be a problem in Windows NT versions 3.1, 3.5, and 3.51. We are researching this problem and will post new information here in the Microsoft Knowledge Base as it becomes available.

Additional query words: 3.10 prodnt cntl/Z control

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