04-03-2008
cksum command usage
Hi All,
I am using cksum command in s script to check integrity of set of files transffred across the network.
What are the advantages and disadvantages/limitations of this command?
Is the byte count return reliable?
What are the other alternatives I could use for this purpose?
Appreciate your idea.
Thanks and Regards,
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sum(n) sum sum(n)
NAME
sum - calculate a sum(1) compatible checksum
SYNOPSIS
package require Tcl 8.2
package require sum ?1.0?
::crc::sum ?-format format? message
::crc::sum ?-format format? -filename file
DESCRIPTION
This package provides a Tcl-only implementation of the sum(1) command which calculates a 16 bit checksum value from the input data. The
BSD sum algorithm is used by default but the SysV algorithm is also available.
COMMANDS
::crc::sum ?-format format? message
::crc::sum ?-format format? -filename file
The command takes string data or a file name and returns a checksum value calculated using the sum(1) algorithm. The result is for-
matted using the format(n) specifier provided or as an unsigned integer (%u) by default.
OPTIONS
-filename name
Return a checksum for the file contents instead of for parameter data.
-format string
Return the checksum using an alternative format template.
EXAMPLES
% crc::sum "Hello, World!"
37287
% crc::sum -format 0x%X "Hello, World!"
0x91A7
% crc::sum -file sum.tcl
13392
SEE ALSO
sum(1), cksum(n), crc32(n)
AUTHORS
Pat Thoyts
KEYWORDS
sum, cksum, checksum, crc, crc32, cyclic redundancy check, data integrity, security
crc 1.0 sum(n)