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SUM(1)                                                                  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 trans-
       mission line.
SEE ALSO
       wc(1)
DIAGNOSTICS
       `Read error' is indistinuishable from end  of  file  on  most  devices;
       check the block count.
                                                                        SUM(1)