[Bug 56381] New: "type" does not support binary files

[WineHQ Bugzilla]

https://bugs.winehq.org/show_bug.cgi?id=56381

Bug ID: 56381
           Summary: "type" does not support binary files
           Product: Wine
           Version: 9.0
          Hardware: x86-64
                OS: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: normal
          Priority: P2
         Component: cmd
          Assignee: [e-mail]
          Reporter: [e-mail]
      Distribution: ---

"type" truncates binary files when redirecting the output to stdout. For
example:

c:>type c:\windows\winhelp.exe >foo

c:>dir c:\windows\winhelp.exe foo
Volume in drive c has no label.
Volume Serial Number is 0000-0000

Directory of c:\windows

28/02/2022   5:32 PM           257  winhelp.exe
       1 file                       257 bytes
       0 directories

Directory of c:

29/02/2024   1:21 PM             2  foo
       1 file                         2 bytes
       0 directories     19,394,506,752 bytes free

The file is truncated after the second byte (byte 3 is NUL). Windows 10 and
Windows XP copy the entire file in this case. However, Windows 95 truncates the
file.

This is causing real-world compatibility issues, as the z88dk compiler suite
inexplicably uses "type" to copy binary files like this on Windows.