sum

Name

sum -- print checksum and block count of a file (deprecated)

Description

The sum command is deprecated and is expected to disappear from a future version of the LSB; applications should use cksum or md5sum instead.

sum is as specified in the SUS but with differences as listed below.

Differences

-s, --sysv

uses System V sum algorithm, uses 512 bytes blocks.

--version

outputs version information and exits.