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SUM(1)			    General Commands Manual			SUM(1)

NAME
       sum, md5sum, sha1sum - sum and count blocks in a	file

SYNOPSIS
       sum [ -5r ] [ file ...  ]

       md5sum [	file ...  ]

       sha1sum [ file ...  ]

DESCRIPTION
       By  default, sum	calculates and prints a	32-bit hexadecimal checksum, a
       byte count, and the name	of each	file.  The checksum is also a function
       of the input length.  If	no files are  given,  the  standard  input  is
       summed.	Other summing algorithms are available.	 The options are

       -r     Sum with the algorithm of	System V's sum -r and print the	length
	      (in 1K blocks) of	the input.

       -5     Sum  with	 System	V's default algorithm and print	the length (in
	      512-byte blocks) of the input.

       Sum is typically	used to	look for bad spots, to validate	a file	commu-
       nicated	over  some transmission	line or	as a quick way to determine if
       two files on different machines might be	the same.

       Md5sum computes the 32 hex digit	RSA Data Security, Inc.	 MD5  Message-
       Digest  Algorithm  described  in	 RFC1321.   If no files	are given, the
       standard	input is summed.

       Sha1sum computes	the 40 hex digit National Institute of	Standards  and
       Technology  SHA1	secure hash algorithm described	in FIPS	PUB 180-1.  If
       no files	are given, the standard	input is summed.

SOURCE
       /src/cmd/sum.c
       /src/cmd/md5sum.c
       /src/cmd/sha1sum.c

SEE ALSO
       cmp((1)), wc((1))

									SUM(1)

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