md5sum — compute and check MD5 message digest
md5sum [OPTION...] [FILE...]
Print or check MD5 (128−bit) checksums. With no FILE, or when FILE is −, read standard input.
−b, −−binaryread in binary mode
−c, −−checkread MD5 sums from the FILEs and check them
−t, −−textread in text mode (default)
−−quietdon't print OK for each successfully verified file
−−statusdon't output anything, status code shows success
−w, −−warnwarn about improperly formatted checksum lines
−−strictwith −−check, exit
non−zero for any invalid input
−−helpdisplay this help and exit
−−versionoutput version information and exit
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 input mode ('*' for binary, space for text), and name for each FILE.
The MD5 algorithm should not be used any more for security related purposes. Instead, better use an SHA−2 algorithm, implemented in the programs sha224sum(1), sha256sum(1), sha384sum(1), sha512sum(1)
Report md5sum bugs to bug−coreutils@gnu.org
GNU coreutils home page: <http://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
General help using GNU software: <http://www.gnu.org/gethelp/>
Report md5sum translation bugs to <http://translationproject.org/team/>
The full documentation for md5sum is maintained as a Texinfo manual. If the info and md5sum programs are properly installed at your site, the command
info coreutils 'md5sum invocation'
should give you access to the complete manual.
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