SUM(I)                       3/15/72                       SUM(I)







NAME

     sum  -  sum file



SYNOPSIS

     sum name ...



DESCRIPTION

     Sum sums the contents of the bytes (mod 2^16) of one or more

     files  and  prints  the  answer in octal.  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.



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