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SYSV Checksum

Numerical Algorithm

The SYSV checksum algorithm was a commonly used, legacy checksum algorithm. It was implemented in UNIX System V and remains available on many systems through the sum command line utility. This description is adapted from Wikipedia contributors under CC BY-SA 4.0; changes were made. https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/

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Wikipedia: SYSV checksum
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