Hi, This should do the trick:
for file in `find . -type f` do md5sum $file done > md5sums.txt Regards, Steve. > -----Original Message----- > From: Mark G. Spencer [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] > Sent: Wednesday, 26 June 2002 2:56 AM > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Subject: MD5'ing a directory tree in Linux? > > > Is it possible to MD5 all the items in a directory tree using > Linux? I > am on a Redhat 7.3 workstation. I have read the man and info file for > MD5SUM and also tried to run it against a directory without > success. I > get the error "Is a directory" which is very self explanatory. > > So .. Is there another MD5 utility with more flexibility? I basically > need to MD5 every file individually in a large directory tree with the > output redirected to a text file showing the path, filename, > and hash of > every file in that directory tree. > > Thanks for the assistance, > > Mark >