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1.1     ! root        1: .TH SUM 1  "18 January 1983"
        !             2: .SH NAME
        !             3: sum \- sum and count blocks in a file
        !             4: .SH SYNOPSIS
        !             5: .B sum
        !             6: file
        !             7: .SH DESCRIPTION
        !             8: .I Sum
        !             9: calculates and prints a 16-bit checksum for the named file,
        !            10: and also prints the number of blocks in the file.
        !            11: It is typically used to look for bad spots, or
        !            12: to validate a file communicated over
        !            13: some transmission line.
        !            14: .SH "SEE ALSO"
        !            15: wc(1)
        !            16: .SH DIAGNOSTICS
        !            17: `Read error'
        !            18: is indistinguishable from end of file on
        !            19: most devices; check the block count.

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