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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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