.\" SCCSID: @(#)sum.1 8.1 9/11/90 .TH sum 1 .SH Name sum \- print object file's checksum .SH Syntax .B sum \fIfile...\fR .SH Description .NXR "sum command" .NXA "sum command" "wc command" .NXA "wc command" "sum command" .NXR "file" "getting block count" The .PN sum command calculates and prints a 16-bit checksum for the named file, and also prints the number of blocks in the file. It is typically used to look for bad spots, or to validate a file communicated over some transmission line. .SH Diagnostics .B `Read error' is indistinguishable from end of file on most devices; check the block count. .SH See Also wc(1)
