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Linux / Unix cksum command

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About cksum

The cksum command calculates and writes to standard output a cyclic redundancy check (CRC) for each input file, and also writes to standard output the number of octets in each file.

Syntax

cksum file

file The name of the file you wish to check.

Examples

cksum file - would give results similar to:

1740057581         19   file

When the file information is displayed it will be displayed in the following format: 

"%u %d %s\n" <checksum>, <# of octets>, <path name>

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