be careful while using it on large files,
On 19-Oct-2013 9:54 PM, "Dhana Sekar" <[email protected]> wrote:

> command: cksum
> usage: checksum and count the bytes in a file
>
> syntax: $ cksum [FILE]
>
> example:
>
> 1.  To display the checksum and byte count of
>
>      $ cat > sample.txt
>
>      linux is great
>      foss is fun
>
>      $ cksum sample.txt
>
>      $ cksum sample.txt
>
>      70743917 27 sample.txt
>
>      27 is byte count
>      70743917 is checksum
>
>      it is used to check the integrity of files
>
> regards,
> dhanasekar
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