Manual: cksum

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NAME
       cksum - Print CRC and size for each file

SYNOPSIS
       cksum  [-a|--algorithm]	[--untagged]  [--tag]  [-l|--length]  [--raw]  [-c|--check] [-w|--warn] [--status] [--quiet]
       [--ignore-missing] [--strict] [--base64] [-z|--zero] [--debug] [-h|--help] [-V|--version] [file]

DESCRIPTION
       Print CRC and size for each file

OPTIONS
       -a, --algorithm 
	      select the digest type to use. See DIGEST below

	      Possible values:

		     • sysv

		     • bsd

		     • crc

		     • crc32b

		     • md5

		     • sha1

		     • sha2

		     • sha3

		     • blake2b

		     • sm3

		     • sha224

		     • sha256

		     • sha384

		     • sha512

		     • blake3

		     • shake128

		     • shake256

       --untagged
	      create a reversed style checksum, without digest type

       --tag  create a BSD style checksum (default)

       -l, --length
	      digest length in bits; must not exceed the max size and must be a multiple of 8 for blake2b; must be 224, 256,
	      384, or 512 for sha2 or sha3

       --raw  emit a raw binary digest, not hexadecimal

       -c, --check
	      read checksums from the FILEs and check them

       -w, --warn
	      warn about improperly formatted checksum lines

       --status
	      don't output anything, status code shows success

       --quiet
	      don't print OK for each successfully verified file

       --ignore-missing
	      don't fail or report status for missing files

       --strict
	      exit non-zero for improperly formatted checksum lines

       --base64
	      emit base64-encoded digests, not hexadecimal

       -z, --zero
	      end each output line with NUL, not newline, and disable file name escaping

       --debug
	      print CPU hardware capability detection info used by cksum

       -h, --help
	      Print help

       -V, --version
	      Print version

EXTRA
       DIGEST determines the digest algorithm and default output format:

       - sysv: (equivalent to sum -s) - bsd: (equivalent to sum -r) - crc: (equivalent to cksum) - crc32b:  (only  available
       through	 cksum)	  -   md5:  (equivalent	 to  md5sum)  -	 sha1:	(equivalent  to	 sha1sum)  -  sha2:  (equivalent  to
       sha{224,256,384,512}sum) - sha3: (only available through cksum) - blake2b: (equivalent to b2sum) - sm3: (only  avail‐
       able through cksum)

VERSION
       v(uutils coreutils) 0.8.0

							 2026-04-16						    CKSUM(1)