minix man page for sum

SUM(1)							      General Commands Manual							    SUM(1)

NAME
       sum - compute the checksum and block count of a file

SYNOPSIS
       sum file

OPTIONS
       (none)

EXAMPLES
       sum /user/ast/xyz   # Checksum /user/ast/xyz

DESCRIPTION
       Sum  computes  the  checksum  of  one or more files.  It is most often used to see if a file copied from another machine has been correctly
       received.  This program works best when both machines use the same checksum algorithm.  See also crc.

SEE ALSO
       cksum(1), crc(1).

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