SUM(1)

NAME
sum - checksum and count the blocks in a file

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

DESCRIPTION

Print checksum and block counts for each FILE.

-r  defeat -s, use BSD sum algorithm, 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

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

AUTHOR
Written by Kayvan Aghaiepour and David MacKenzie.

REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.

COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2002 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying conditions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.

SEE ALSO
The full documentation for sum is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and sum programs are properly installed at your site, the command

    info sum

should give you access to the complete manual.