Brik

File Format
Name	Brik
Ontology	Electronic File Formats Error detection and correction Brik
Released	1989

Not to be confused with BRIK/HEAD.

Brik is a file checksumming utility. It was developed by Rahul Dhesi (also known for Zoo).

Discussion

Given a set of source files, Brik can create a "CRC list file": a text file containing a list of filenames and their CRC-32 checksums. Or, it can validate the files listed in such a file.

The CRC algorithm seems to be CRC-32/JAMCRC.

Identification

A CRC list file normally starts with a line of ASCII text that begins "# Whole file CRCs generated by Brik".

Software

• Brik 1.0: Programmer's Companion for MS-DOS → C__A_F/BRIK.ZIP - DOS binary + source code
• Brik 2.0: BRIK2EXE.ZIP · BRIK2SRC.ZIP · BRIK.INF

Sample files

• FLIP1SRC.ZIP → CHECKSUM.S
• ZOO_2_10.TAR → Checksums
• MTM30.ZIP → BRIKCRC.LST