[direwolf-pgh]

check FAQ here
http://www.thetradersden.org/forums/...=audio#faq_md5

.. and happy new year!

FLAC's use of the fingerprint allows users much more versatility while still maintaining the same core functionality : verifiying that the audio in your files has not altered since it was seeded. Of course, a user may still use wholefile md5 checks on .flac files if they see fit, but this is a practice performed out of ignorance rather than functionality. Using FLAC's fingerprinting is much more useful than wholefile md5 checking, and should be used 100% of the time.


sample2007-04-15t01.flac:cb8a42007fe797435826a76cb527be01
sample2007-04-15t02.flac:25eb2520a33ed2b88edf41f5d6f09505
sample2007-04-15t03.flac:fbfced772c4d478f57072ffe9aeb2a69

Notice the file name is at the front of each line.

consider creating an .st5

Inclusion of the shntool md5 into notes for original seeds is highly recommended, as it will help users confirm that they have clean filesets across many platforms and filetypes.


cb8a42007fe797435826a76cb527be01 [shntool] sample2007-04-15t01.flac
25eb2520a33ed2b88edf41f5d6f09505 [shntool] sample2007-04-15t02.flac
fbfced772c4d478f57072ffe9aeb2a69 [shntool] sample2007-04-15t03.flac

Notice the 32-digit number is the same as the fingerprint 32-digit number in the flac fingerprints above.