On Tue, 28 Mar 2000 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi all,
>
> I downloaded the RH 6.1 ISO image (from aarnet) and was wondering how do I
> verifying that the image is all there/usable (ie checksum).
>
> There is a file in the ftp directory called md5sums. How do I use it?
charlieb 13:37:29 ~: apropos md5
md5sum (1) - compute and check MD5 message digest
charlieb 13:37:30 ~: man md5sum
MD5SUM(1) FSF MD5SUM(1)
NAME
md5sum - compute and check MD5 message digest
SYNOPSIS
md5sum [OPTION] [FILE]...
md5sum [OPTION] --check [FILE]
DESCRIPTION
Print or check MD5 checksums. With no FILE, or when FILE
is -, read standard input.
-b, --binary
read files in binary mode (default on DOS/Windows)
-c, --check
check MD5 sums against given list
-t, --text
read files in text mode (default)
...
Charlie Brady
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