uu-sum(1)

uu-sum1

Checksum and count the blocks in a file. with no file, or when file is -, read standard input.

Usage

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

Overview

Checksum and count the blocks in a file.

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

Options

-r

use the BSD sum algorithm, use 1K blocks (default)

-s, --sysv

use System V sum algorithm, use 512 bytes blocks

-h, --help

Print help

-V, --version

Print version

Version

v(uutils coreutils) 0.12.0

From uutils-coreutils 0.12.0-1 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.