On Fri, 2003-07-18 at 20:19, alex wrote: > I don't remember the source of the following instructions that I > have in my notes. > > "To use these things* you use the linux program [b]md5sum[/b]. type > [b]md5sum [i]filename[/i][/b] to create a checksum. You can channel > the output to a different file if you want with the > operator. To > check a file use [b]md5sum --check [i]checksumfile.md5[/i][/b]." > > things* - factors considered when creating a md5sum checksum. > > Would someone please elaborate on the steps described in the quote > starting with "you use the linux program [b]md5sum[/b]"? > How do you 'use' [b]md5sum[/b]...........?
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