# CHKSUM3



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Calculates the 8- or 32-bit little-endian checksum for a file or files.
## Installation
### Cargo
`cargo install chksum3`
### From source
#### Requirements
- Rust >= 1.16.0
```shell
git clone https://git.gryffyn.io/monarch/chksum3.git
cd chksum3
cargo build --release
```
## Usage
```
Usage: chksum3 [<paths...>] [-b <bits>]
Calculates 8- and 32-bit little endian checksums.
If no paths are specified, or path is "-", checksum is calculated from stdin.
Positional Arguments:
paths input file(s)
Options:
-b, --bits select between 8 or 32 bit sum
--help display usage information
```