cksum(n) cksum cksum(n)
NAME
cksum - calculate a cksum(1) compatible checksum
SYNOPSIS
package require Tcl 8.2
package require cksum ?1.0?
::crc::cksum ?-format format? message
::crc::cksum ?-format format? -filename file
DESCRIPTION
This package provides a Tcl-only implementation of the cksum(1) algorithm based upon information provided at in the GNU implementation of
this program as part of the GNU Textutils 2.0 package.
COMMANDS
::crc::cksum ?-format format? message
::crc::cksum ?-format format? -filename file
The command takes string data or a file name and returns a checksum value calculated using the cksum(1) algorithm. The result is
formatted 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::cksum "Hello, World!"
2609532967
% crc::cksum -format 0x%X "Hello, World!"
0x9B8A5027
% crc::cksum -file cksum.tcl
1828321145
SEE ALSO
sum(n), crc32(n)
AUTHORS
Pat Thoyts
KEYWORDS
cksum, checksum, crc, crc32, cyclic redundancy check, data integrity, security
crc 1.0 cksum(n)
