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MD5(1)			     BSD Reference Manual			MD5(1)

NAME
     md5 - calculate a message-digest fingerprint (checksum) for a file

SYNOPSIS
     md5 [-b] [-p | -s string | file ...]
     md5 -G [file ...]
     md5 -t | -x | -c [checklist ...]
     md5sum [-b | -t] [file ...]

DESCRIPTION
     md5 takes as input a message of arbitrary length and produces as output a
     128-bit "fingerprint" or "message digest" of the input. It was conjec-
     tured that it would be computationally infeasible to produce two messages
     having the same message digest (a collision), or to produce any message
     having a given prespecified target message digest. However, collisions
     have now been produced for MD5, so the use of other message digest func-
     tions is now preferred.

     The MD5 algorithm is intended for digital signature applications, where a
     large file must be "compressed" in a secure manner before being encrypted
     with a private (secret) key under a public-key cryptosystem such as RSA.

     The options are as follows:

     -b	     Print the checksum as binary to stdout. Ignored in GNU mode.

     -c [checklist ...]
	     Compares all checksums contained in the file checklist with newly
	     computed checksums for the corresponding files. Output consists
	     of the digest used, the file name, and an OK or FAILED for the
	     result of the comparison. This will validate any of the supported
	     checksums (see cksum(1)). If no file is given, stdin is used.

     -G	     Enable GNU md5sum compatible output mode. Can also be enabled by
	     calling this programme as md5sum.

     -p	     Echoes stdin to stdout and appends the MD5 sum to stdout.

     -s string
	     Prints a checksum of the given string.

     -t	     Runs a built-in time trial. Ignored in GNU mode.

     -x	     Runs a built-in test script.

     The MD5 sum of each file listed on the command line is printed after the
     options are processed.

SEE ALSO
     cksum(1), rmd160(1), sha1(1)

     R. Rivest, The MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm, RFC 1321.

BUGS
     Since collisions have been found for MD5, the use of rmd160(1) or sha1(1)
     is recommended instead.

MirOS BSD #10-current	      November 17, 2009				     1
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