NAME    [Toc]    [Back]

       md5sum - compute and check MD5 message digest

SYNOPSIS    [Toc]    [Back]

       md5sum [OPTION] [FILE]...
       md5sum [OPTION] --check [FILE]

DESCRIPTION    [Toc]    [Back]

       Print  or  check  MD5 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 MD5 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 program.  The default mode is
       to print a line with checksum, a character  indicating  type  (`*'  for
       binary, ` ' for text), and name for each FILE.

AUTHOR    [Toc]    [Back]

       Written by Ulrich Drepper.

REPORTING BUGS    [Toc]    [Back]

       Report bugs to <[email protected]>.

COPYRIGHT    [Toc]    [Back]

       Copyright (C) 1999 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    [Toc]    [Back]

       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 md5sum

       should give you access to the complete manual.



GNU textutils 2.0		   July 2001			     MD5SUM(1)