MD5SUM(1)                                 User Commands                                 MD5SUM(1)



NAME
       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 for-
       mer  output of this program.  The default mode is to print a line with checksum, a charac-
       ter indicating type ('*' for binary, ' ' for text), and name for each FILE.

AUTHOR
       Written by Ulrich Drepper and Scott Miller.

REPORTING BUGS
       Report bugs to <>.

COPYRIGHT
       Copyright (C) 2004 Free Software Foundation, Inc.
       This is free software; see the source for copying conditions.  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 Texinfo manual.  If the info and
       md5sum programs are properly installed at your site, the command

              info coreutils md5sum

       should give you access to the complete manual.



md5sum (coreutils) 5.2.1                  November 2008                                 MD5SUM(1)