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== FreeBSD ==
== Installation ==
FreeBSD does have <code>md5sum</code>, it's just named <code>gmd5sum</code>. The 'g' is for GNU.  
=== FreeBSD ===
FreeBSD does have a {{code|md5sum}} utility, but it's named {{code|gmd5sum}}. Hint: the 'g' is for GNU. Build it from ports.


== Linux ==
=== Linux ===
To <code>md5sum</code> files recursively, run:
The GNU md5sum utility should be installed as it is part of {{code|coreutils}}.
 
== Usage ==
 
To {{code|md5sum}} files recursively, run:
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash" line start="1" enclose="div">
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash" line start="1" enclose="div">
  find ./target -type f -exec md5sum {} \;>> /checksum.md5
  find ./target -type f -exec md5sum {} \;>> /checksum.md5
</syntaxhighlight>
To verify files from a checksum file, run:
<syntaxhighlight lang="bash" line start="1" enclose="div">
md5sum -c /checksum.md5
</syntaxhighlight>
</syntaxhighlight>


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Latest revision as of 21:51, 14 June 2020

Installation

FreeBSD

FreeBSD does have a md5sum utility, but it's named gmd5sum. Hint: the 'g' is for GNU. Build it from ports.

Linux

The GNU md5sum utility should be installed as it is part of coreutils.

Usage

To md5sum files recursively, run:

 find ./target -type f -exec md5sum {} \;>> /checksum.md5

To verify files from a checksum file, run:

 md5sum -c /checksum.md5