Name
md5
Synopsis
md5 [options
] [-sstring
] [files
]
Calculates an md5
checksum value of the text
provided in string
,
files
, or from standard input. By default,
when string
or
files
is given, md5
prints those values first, followed by the checksum.
Options
-
-s
string
Calculate a checksum of the text in
string
.-
-p
Print the standard input followed by the checksum.
-
-q
Operate in quiet mode. Print only the checksum.
-
-r
Reverse the order of the output when string or files is given (checksum first).
-
-t
Run the built-in speed test, which calculates a checksum from 100 MB of data.
-
-x
Run the built-in test suite, which calculates checksums from seven short strings.
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