From a0b3efe4e52d4d95ea2b76c21d9d308127be64ca Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "B. Watson" Date: Thu, 20 Nov 2025 02:39:53 -0500 Subject: Expand alfsum man page a bit. --- src/alfsum.rst | 8 +++++++- 1 file changed, 7 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) (limited to 'src/alfsum.rst') diff --git a/src/alfsum.rst b/src/alfsum.rst index cf9c7d3..03ab2f5 100644 --- a/src/alfsum.rst +++ b/src/alfsum.rst @@ -29,11 +29,17 @@ DESCRIPTION **alfsum** calculates the checksums used by the **ALF** compression utility on the Atari 8-bit platform. -To read from standard input, use **-** as a filename +To read from standard input, use **-** as a filename. Output lines have a tab separating the checksum and filename, for ease of scripting (e.g. with **cut**\(1) or **awk**\(1)). +**alfsum**'s primary use is to check files extracted from **ALF** +archives against the checksums stored in the archive. The **unalf** +program already does this, but **alfsum** is a separate (much simpler) +program. It serves as a second opinion, in case you suspect a bug in +**unalf**. + OPTIONS ======= -- cgit v1.2.3