Compute and check MD5 message digest.
Syntax
md5sum [OPTION]... [FILE]...
Options
-b
--binary Read in binary mode.
-c
--check Read checksums from the FILEs and check them.
--tag Create a BSD-style checksum.
-t
--text Read in text mode (default).
-z
--zero End each output line with NUL, not newline, and disable
file name escaping.
The following five options are useful only when verifying checksums:
--ignore-missing
Don’t fail or report status for missing files.
--quiet Don’t print OK for each successfully verified file.
--status Don’t output anything, status code shows success.
--strict Exit non-zero for improperly formatted checksum lines.
-w
--warn Warn about improperly formatted checksum lines.
--help Display help and exit.
--version Output version information and exit.
With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.
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 space, a character indicating input mode ('*' for binary, ' ' for text or where binary is insignificant), and name for each FILE.
There is no difference between binary mode and text mode on GNU systems.
Do not use the MD5 algorithm for security related purposes. Instead, use an SHA-2 algorithm, implemented in the programs sha224sum(1), sha256sum, sha384sum(1), sha512sum(1), or the BLAKE2 algorithm, implemented in b2sum(1).
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cksum - Print CRC checksum and byte counts.
sha256sum - Compute and check SHA256 (256-bit) checksums.
sum - Print a checksum for a file.
Equivalent MacOS command:
shasum - Print or Check SHA Checksums.