md5sum - compute and check MD5 message digest
SYNOPSIS
md5sum [OPTION] [FILE]...
md5sum [OPTION] --check [FILE]
DESCRIPTION
Print or check MD5 (128-bit) checksums. With no FILE, or
when FILE is -, read standard input.
-b, --binary
read files in binary mode (default on DOS/Windows)
-c, --check
check MD5 sums against given list
-t, --text
read files in text mode (default)
The following two options are useful only when verifying
checksums:
--status
don't output anything, status code shows success
-w, --warn
warn about improperly formated checksum lines
--help display this help and exit
--version
output version information and exit
The sums are computed as described in RFC 1321. When
checking, the input should be a former output of this pro
gram. 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 and Scott Miller.
REPORTING BUGS
Report bugs to <bug-textutils@gnu.org>.
COPYRIGHT
Copyright © 2001 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
This is free software; see the source for copying condi
tions. There is NO warranty; not even for MERCHANTABILITY
or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
SEE ALSO
The full documentation for md5sum is maintained as a Tex
info manual. If the info and md5sum programs are properly
info md5sum
should give you access to the complete manual.
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