SUM(1)                  GENIX Programmer's Manual                  SUM(1)



      NAME
           sum - sum and count blocks in a file

      SYNOPSIS
           sum file

      DESCRIPTION
           Sum 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.

      SEE ALSO
           wc(1)

      DIAGNOSTICS
           `Read error' is indistinuishable from end of file on  most  devices;
           check the block count.





































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