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6. Summarizing files

These commands generate just a few numbers representing entire contents of files.

6.1 wc: Print byte, word, and line counts    Print byte, word, and line counts.

6.2 sum: Print checksum and block counts    Print checksum and block counts.

6.3 cksum: Print CRC checksum and byte counts    Print CRC checksum and byte counts.

6.4 md5sum: Print or check message-digests    Print or check message-digests.

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6.1 `wc`: Print byte, word, and line counts		Print byte, word, and line counts.
6.2 `sum`: Print checksum and block counts		Print checksum and block counts.
6.3 `cksum`: Print CRC checksum and byte counts		Print CRC checksum and byte counts.
6.4 `md5sum`: Print or check message-digests		Print or check message-digests.