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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 ======= |