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md5sum
: Print or check message-digests
md5sum
computes a 128-bit checksum (or fingerprint or
message-digest) for each specified file.
If a file is specified as `-' or if no files are given
md5sum
computes the checksum for the standard input.
md5sum
can also determine whether a file and checksum are
consistent. Synopses:
md5sum [option]... [file]... md5sum [option]... --check [file] |
For each file, `md5sum' outputs the MD5 checksum, a flag indicating a binary or text input file, and the filename. If file is omitted or specified as `-', standard input is read.
The program accepts the following options. Also see 2. Common options.
md5sum
is usually the output of
a prior, checksum-generating run of `md5sum'.
Each valid line of input consists of an MD5 checksum, a binary/text
flag, and then a filename.
Binary files are marked with `*', text with ` '.
For each such line, md5sum
reads the named file and computes its
MD5 checksum. Then, if the computed message digest does not match the
one on the line with the filename, the file is noted as having
failed the test. Otherwise, the file passes the test.
By default, for each valid line, one line is written to standard
output indicating whether the named file passed the test.
After all checks have been performed, if there were any failures,
a warning is issued to standard error.
Use the `--status' option to inhibit that output.
If any listed file cannot be opened or read, if any valid line has
an MD5 checksum inconsistent with the associated file, or if no valid
line is found, md5sum
exits with nonzero status. Otherwise,
it exits successfully.
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