Name

sum — checksum and count the blocks in a file

Synopsis

sum [OPTION...] [FILE...]

DESCRIPTION

Print checksum and block counts for each FILE.

−r

defeat −s, use BSD sum algorithm, use 1K blocks

−s, −−sysv

use System V sum algorithm, use 512 bytes blocks

−−help

display this help and exit

−−version

output version information and exit

With no FILE, or when FILE is −, read standard input.

AUTHOR

Written by Kayvan Aghaiepour and David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS

Report bugs to <bug−coreutils@gnu.org>.

SEE ALSO

The full documentation for sum is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and sum programs are properly installed at your site, the command

info sum

should give you access to the complete manual.