1CKSUM(1) User Commands CKSUM(1)
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6 cksum - compute and verify file checksums
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9 cksum [OPTION]... [FILE]...
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12 Print or verify checksums. By default use the 32 bit CRC algorithm.
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14 With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
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19 -a, --algorithm=TYPE
20 select the digest type to use. See DIGEST below.
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23 read checksums from the FILEs and check them
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25 -l, --length=BITS
26 digest length in bits; must not exceed the max for the blake2
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29 --tag create a BSD-style checksum (the default)
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35 end each output line with NUL, not newline, and disable file
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38 The following five options are useful only when verifying checksums:
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57 --help display this help and exit
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62 DIGEST determines the digest algorithm and default output format:
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86 When checking, the input should be a former output of this program, or
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90 Written by Padraig Brady and Q. Frank Xia.
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93 GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
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97 Copyright © 2021 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU
98 GPL version 3 or later <https://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
99 This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it.
100 There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
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103 Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/cksum>
104 or available locally via: info '(coreutils) cksum invocation'
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108GNU coreutils 9.0 March 2022 CKSUM(1)