On 09/08/14 04:20 PM, AW wrote:
On Sat, 09 Aug 2014 16:08:41 -0400
Gary Dale <[email protected]> wrote:
> Whatever for? There are better checksums and md5 doesn't provide error
> correction? Even the MD5 man page advises using sha checksums instead.
md5sum provides a relatively quick check... if it fails, then use the "real"
check, i.e. pars. This saves [or seems to save] computing resources...
However, it was just a suggestion...
--Andrew
The speed of the check is usually limited by the speed of reading the
file(s) from disk. A par2 check is more direct and will also
automatically repair any bit rot that has developed.
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