v7 man page for sum

Query: sum

OS: v7

Section: 1

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SUM(1)							      General Commands Manual							    SUM(1)

NAME
sum - sum and count blocks in a file
SYNOPSIS
sum file
DESCRIPTION
Sum 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.
SEE ALSO
wc(1)
DIAGNOSTICS
`Read error' is indistinuishable from end of file on most devices; check the block count. SUM(1)
Related Man Pages
sum(n) - redhat
sum(1b) - sunos
sum(1) - suse
sum(1) - hpux
sum(n) - suse
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