sum(1) General Commands Manual sum(1) Name sum - print object file's checksum Syntax sum file... Description The command calculates and prints a 16-bit checksum for the named file, and also prints the number of blocks in the file. It is typically used to look for bad spots, or to validate a file communicated over some transmission line. Diagnostics `Read error' is indistinguishable from end of file on most devices; check the block count. See Also wc(1) sum(1)
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