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NAME            sum  --  sum file



SYNOPSIS        sum name  ...
                        1


DESCRIPTION     sum sums the contents of one or more files.  A

                separate sum is printed for each file specified,

                along with the number of whole or partial 512-

                byte blocks read.



                In practice, sum is often used to verify that all

                of a special file can be read without error.



FILES           none



SEE ALSO        --



DIAGNOSTICS     "oprd" if the file cannot be opened; "?" if an

                error is discovered during the read.



BUGS            none



OWNER           ken