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1.1       root        1: .\"    @(#)sum.1       6.1 (Berkeley) 4/29/85
                      2: .\"
                      3: .TH SUM 1 "April 29, 1985"
                      4: .AT 3
                      5: .SH NAME
                      6: sum \- sum and count blocks in a file
                      7: .SH SYNOPSIS
                      8: .B sum
                      9: file
                     10: .SH DESCRIPTION
                     11: .I Sum
                     12: calculates and prints a 16-bit checksum for the named file,
                     13: and also prints the number of blocks in the file.
                     14: It is typically used to look for bad spots, or
                     15: to validate a file communicated over
                     16: some transmission line.
                     17: .SH "SEE ALSO"
                     18: wc(1)
                     19: .SH DIAGNOSTICS
                     20: `Read error'
                     21: is indistinguishable from end of file on
                     22: most devices; check the block count.

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