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 > Calculates CRC checksums and byte counts of a file
 > Note, on old UNIX systems the CRC implementation may differ. 
 
-- Display a 32 checksum, size in bytes and filename
+- Display a 32 bit checksum, size in bytes and filename
 
 `chksum {{filename}}`