On 06/12/13 02:28, lee wrote:
Yes, I've been looking at descriptions like that and I don't know perl
well enough to understand them.
...
This is why I was looking for an example so I can see how these things
are being used.
Does this make sense?
2013-06-12 15:51:48 dpchrist@desktop ~/sandbox
Hi Lee,
thanks for replying to the list and for not top posting.
See below for my comments.
On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 17:50:57 +0200
lee wrote:
> Shlomi Fish writes:
>
> > Hi Lee,
> >
> > some comments on your code:
> >
> > On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:28:34 +0200
> > lee wrote:
> >
> >> David Christen
Shlomi Fish writes:
>> I've been googling for examples of how to create a sha-2 sum of a file
>> in perl without success. What I'm looking for is something like:
>
> In general, you should not Google for Perl information, because Google tends
> to
> find outdated results. Instead, use MetaCPAN
Shlomi Fish writes:
> Hi Lee,
>
> some comments on your code:
>
> On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:28:34 +0200
> lee wrote:
>
>> David Christensen writes:
>>
>> > On 06/11/13 21:44, lee wrote:
>> >> ... what I don't understand is what
>> >> the most efficient way would be to create a sha-2 sum for a fil
James Alton writes:
> What is the reason for checking file hashes once a month? Are you just
> trying to do a basic sys admin task like ensuring system file integrity? No
> sense in reinventing the wheel. Look into tripwire.
> http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8758
The purpose is to generate m
On Jun 12, 2013, at 2:33 AM, lee wrote:
> Jim Gibson writes:
>
>>
>> The first thing to do would be to check the file size. If the file
>> size has changed, then the file has been modified. So you will want to
>> save the file size.
>
> The file might be modified without changing its size ...
What is the reason for checking file hashes once a month? Are you just
trying to do a basic sys admin task like ensuring system file integrity? No
sense in reinventing the wheel. Look into tripwire.
http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/8758
Cheers,
James
On Wed, Jun 12, 2013 at 2:27 AM, lee wrot
Hi Lee,
some comments on your code:
On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 11:28:34 +0200
lee wrote:
> David Christensen writes:
>
> > On 06/11/13 21:44, lee wrote:
> >> ... what I don't understand is what
> >> the most efficient way would be to create a sha-2 sum for a file.
> >
> > Have you considered Digest?
Pritish Pattanaik writes:
> Hello Lee,
>
> use Digest::MD5 module I believe solve your problem, But you can
> incorporate other Perl modules to achieve your task.
>
> Things I would consider for this task :
>
> 1. Scripts checks on file/directory on every ? seconds
once a month
> 2. I should no
David Christensen writes:
> On 06/11/13 21:44, lee wrote:
>> ... what I don't understand is what
>> the most efficient way would be to create a sha-2 sum for a file.
>
> Have you considered Digest?
>
> http://perldoc.perl.org/Digest.html
Yes, I've been looking at descriptions like that and I
Jim Gibson writes:
> On Jun 11, 2013, at 9:44 PM, lee wrote:
>> I've been googling for examples of how to create a sha-2 sum of a
>> file in perl without success. What I'm looking for is something
>> like:
>>
>> $hash = create_sha2_sum( $filename);
>>
>> Do you know of any examples I could l
Hi Lee,
On Wed, 12 Jun 2013 06:44:19 +0200
lee wrote:
> Hi,
>
> what I'm trying to do is create a list of sha-2 sums of files the names
> of which are stored in a file. The purpose is to verify from time to
> time whether any of the listed files have been modified or not in the
> meantime.
>
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