<checksum>

The <checksum> task enables you to generate checksums for a set of files using a specified algorithm. Checksum verification can also be performed using this task.

For example, this can be used to generate checksum files for distributions. You’ll see that you can download checksums for the Ant files.

Table 4.10 gives a rundown of the attributes for this task.

Table 4.10. Table of <checksum> Attributes
Attributes Description
Required
file (unless a nested fileset is specified) The file to generate the checksum for.
Optional
algorithm The algorithm to use to generate the checksum value. Defaults to MD5.
fileext The file extension to use for the generated checksum file. Defaults to the name of the algorithm being used.
property The property ...

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