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sum(1)

checksum and count the blocks in a file

Package: coreutil, added for amigaux.

This package comes with the extra set; without it, sum is the original one: see sum-original(1).

Also by this name: sum(1B), BSD versions of commands

NAME

sum - checksum and count the blocks in a file

SYNOPSIS

sum [OPTION]... [FILE]...

DESCRIPTION

Print checksum and block counts for each FILE.

-r: defeat -s, use BSD sum algorithm, use 1K blocks
-s, --sysv: use System V sum algorithm, use 512 bytes blocks
--help: display this help and exit
--version: output version information and exit

With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

AUTHOR

Written by Kayvan Aghaiepour and David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT

Copyright © 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for sum is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and sum programs are properly installed at your site, the command

: info coreutils sum

should give you access to the complete manual.

March 2004

sum (coreutils) 5.2.1