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# cksum

> Calculate CRC checksums and byte counts of a file.
> Note: on old UNIX systems the CRC implementation may differ.
> More information: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/cksum>.

- Display a 32-bit checksum, size in bytes and filename:

`cksum {{path/to/file}}`
