09-25-2001
What is md5sum???
Hi all,
I am kinda puzzled. When and Why do we use md5sum? I've read man pages for mp5sum, but didn't get anything out of it. Please, can someone explain this to me in couple of words.
Thank you all.
10 More Discussions You Might Find Interesting
1. UNIX for Dummies Questions & Answers
i downloaded a Linux distribution from a FTP site today, and i found there is a file named MD5SUM in the same directory, with the following contents:
-----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE-----
Hash: SHA1
c9a4d963a49e384e10dec9c2bd49ad73 valhalla-SRPMS-disc1.iso
41b03d068e84d2a17147aa27e704f79b ... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: samprax
1 Replies
2. Programming
Hello there! Is there a way to use execve() to run md5sum function?
for example execve("md5sum <filename>, NULL,NULL);"
thanx! (2 Replies)
Discussion started by: nicos
2 Replies
3. Programming
Is it possible to call the unix command md5sum from within a C program. I am trying to write a C program that scans a directory and computes the MD5Sum of all the files in the directory. Whenever I use md5sum 'filename' I get the error 'md5sum undeclared'. Is there a header file or some library... (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: snag49ers
3 Replies
4. Shell Programming and Scripting
hi All:
i write a adduser script in perl , but I don't know how to deal with the password , for it stored as md5. and i don't use the shell
command passwd. give me some advice...thanks (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: kingdream
1 Replies
5. Shell Programming and Scripting
something strange is that i find the md5sum command in different linux generate different result, for example, i have tried the same file in CentOS and Rhel, The md5 results are different, it is quite headache, who know the tricks? (3 Replies)
Discussion started by: zbc
3 Replies
6. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello,
I need to download multiple files from an FTP server but occasionally they arrive in error so I need to perform an integrity check. I've been attempting to write a bash script that does the following:
Downloads all files including those in sub directories
Perform md5sum using... (4 Replies)
Discussion started by: shadyuk
4 Replies
7. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi,
I am trying to get the hash values of md5 of a string. I am on Redhat Linux. using the 25-27 field in the file I need to generate the md5 and append it at the end of the record as a new field.
I have tried the below code but its painfully slow. can you please suggest any alternatives or... (21 Replies)
Discussion started by: ahmedwaseem2000
21 Replies
8. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hi all,
I have to verify the integrity of a ISO image that is downloaded periodically on my PC. In order to do that, I've written a bash script that use the command md5sum with the aim to match the generated code with the default one created with the SIO image. The problem is that, if I start... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: Mr. Piros
1 Replies
9. Shell Programming and Scripting
Hello,
First of all I want to apologize because i'm not a admin or coder and maybe all my efforts to write only this small script in my life would need one week full time reading man pages and forums but...
I don't have the money to offer me to get this time and the script I want to do seems... (5 Replies)
Discussion started by: toscan
5 Replies
10. Shell Programming and Scripting
I am getting No such file or directory if my variable contains white spaces... Is there a way to fix this?
This works
x="1.md5"
md5sum -c "$x"
This, does not
x="23\ 5\ 6\ 7\ 8\ 9\ 10.md5"
md5sum -c "$x"
md5sum: '23\ 5\ 6\ 7\ 8\ 9\ 10.md5': No such file or directory
How do I fix... (1 Reply)
Discussion started by: soichiro
1 Replies
LEARN ABOUT DEBIAN
md5sum
MD5SUM(1) User Commands MD5SUM(1)
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.
-b, --binary
read in binary mode
-c, --check
read MD5 sums from the FILEs and check them
-t, --text
read in text mode (default)
The following three options are useful only when verifying checksums:
--quiet
don't print OK for each successfully verified file
--status
don't output anything, status code shows success
-w, --warn
warn about improperly formatted checksum lines
--strict
with --check, exit non-zero for any invalid input
--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 program. The default mode is
to print a line with checksum, a character indicating type (`*' for binary, ` ' for text), and name for each FILE.
BUGS
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)
AUTHOR
Written by Ulrich Drepper, Scott Miller, and David Madore.
REPORTING BUGS
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/>
COPYRIGHT
Copyright (C) 2011 Free Software Foundation, Inc. License GPLv3+: GNU GPL version 3 or later <http://gnu.org/licenses/gpl.html>.
This is free software: you are free to change and redistribute it. There is NO WARRANTY, to the extent permitted by law.
SEE ALSO
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.
GNU coreutils 8.12.197-032bb September 2011 MD5SUM(1)