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 © 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/li‐
censes/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 9.4 August 2023 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 © 2023 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/li‐
censes/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 9.4 August 2023 SUM(1)