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md5sum - Unix, Linux Command
NAME
md5sum - compute and check MD5 message digest
SYNOPSIS
md5sum [OPTION] [FILE]...
DESCRIPTION
Print or check MD5 (128-bit) checksums.
With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
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-b, --binary
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read in binary mode
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-c, --check
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read MD5 sums from the FILEs and check them
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-t, --text
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read in text mode (default)
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The following two options are useful only when verifying checksums:
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--status
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dont output anything, status code shows success
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-w, --warn
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warn about improperly formatted checksum lines
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--help
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display this help and exit
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--version
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output version information and exit
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The sums are computed as described in RFC 1321. When checking, the input
should be a former output of this program. The default mode is to print
a line with checksum, a character indicating type (* for binary, for
text), and name for each FILE.
AUTHOR
Written by Ulrich Drepper, Scott Miller, and David Madore.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-coreutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2006 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software. You may redistribute copies of it under the terms of
the GNU General Public License <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
md5sum is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the
info and
md5sum programs are properly installed at your site, the command
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info md5sum |
should give you access to the complete manual.
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