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1.1 ! root 1: .\" Copyright (c) 1990 Regents of the University of California. ! 2: .\" All rights reserved. The Berkeley software License Agreement ! 3: .\" specifies the terms and conditions for redistribution. ! 4: .\" ! 5: .\" @(#)sum.1 6.2 (Berkeley) 6/24/90 ! 6: .\" ! 7: .TH SUM 1 "%Q" ! 8: .AT 3 ! 9: .SH NAME ! 10: sum \- sum and count blocks in a file ! 11: .SH SYNOPSIS ! 12: .B sum ! 13: file ! 14: .SH DESCRIPTION ! 15: .I Sum ! 16: calculates and prints a 16-bit checksum for the named file, ! 17: and also prints the number of blocks in the file. ! 18: It is typically used to look for bad spots, or ! 19: to validate a file communicated over ! 20: some transmission line. ! 21: .SH "SEE ALSO" ! 22: wc(1) ! 23: .SH DIAGNOSTICS ! 24: `Read error' ! 25: is indistinguishable from end of file on ! 26: most devices; check the block count.
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