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.TH SUM 1
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.SH NAME
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sum \- compute the checksum and block count of a file
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.SH SYNOPSIS
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\fBsum \fIfile\fR
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.br
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.de FL
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.TP
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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\\$2
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.de EX
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.TP 20
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\\fB\\$1\\fR
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# \\$2
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.SH EXAMPLES
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.TP 20
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.B sum /user/ast/xyz
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# Checksum \fI/user/ast/xyz
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.SH DESCRIPTION
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.PP
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.I Sum
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computes the checksum of one or more files.
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It is most often used to see if a file copied from another machine has
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been correctly received.
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This program works best when both machines use the same checksum algorithm.
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See also \fIcrc\fR.
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.SH "SEE ALSO"
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.BR cksum (1),
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.BR crc (1).
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