Name
sha1sum
Synopsis
sha1sum [option] [files]
Compute or check 160-bit SHA1 checksums to verify file integrity. If the file is not specified, or specified as -, read from standard input.
Options
- -b, --binary
Read files in binary mode.
- -c, --check
Read and check the SHA1 sums in the files (or standard input) and verify that they are consistent. The input must have been generated by an earlier sha1sum command.
- --help
Print usage information and exit.
- --status
Don’t generate output messages; the exit code indicates success or failure. Used only with --check.
- -t, --text
Read files in text mode. The default.
- --version
Print version information and exit.
- -w, --warn
Warn about improperly formatted checksum lines. Used only with --check.
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