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SUM(1)				 User Commands				SUM(1)

NAME
       sum - checksum and count	the blocks in a	file

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

DESCRIPTION
       Print or	check BSD (16-bit) checksums.

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

       -r     use BSD sum algorithm (the default), 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

AUTHOR
       Written by Kayvan Aghaiepour and	David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS
       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
       Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright  (C) 2025 Free	Software Foundation, Inc.  License GPLv3+: GNU
       GPL version 3 or	later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
       This is free software: you are free  to	change	and  redistribute  it.
       There is	NO WARRANTY, to	the extent permitted by	law.

SEE ALSO
       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/sum>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) sum invocation'

GNU coreutils 9.6		 January 2025				SUM(1)

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