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md5sum command line tool. .ffp/.st5 checksums required and preferred since 2005

Originally Posted by etree.org

etree.org | md5sum.exe introduction

After you download all the Shorten (.shn) files for a particular disc or show, you want to verify that the files are not corrupted or otherwise unusable before you burn them to disc or host them on your file server. We do this by checking the downloaded Shorten (.shn) files against an .md5 file. An .md5 is a simple text file that contains a "fingerprint" of each Shorten file.

When you perform an md5 check, you are comparing the fingerprint from the files you downloaded to the fingerprint of the files on the server you downloaded from. If the md5's (fingerprints) match, you have an uncorrupted Shorten file.

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etree.org | md5sum.exe installation

• Windows 95/98/Me: Download md5sum.exe to c:\windows\command
  
• Windows NT/2000: Download md5sum.exe to your c:\winnt\system32

etree.org | md5sum.exe usage, checking

Open an MS-DOS window and go to the directory of the show you want to check. When you are in that directory, type:

md5sum -c [filename].md5

You must insert the name of the .md5 file [without the brackets]. Below is an example of a successful md5sum check:

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On the other hand, if a track does not pass the md5check, you will see the following:

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If any Shorten files do not pass the .md5 check, you should delete the offending file(s), and try re-downloading. Then run the .md5 check again. The file(s) should now pass the .md5 check.

If the same files fail an .md5 check more than twice, you should contact the FTP Siteop you downloaded the files from and let them know what tracks are giving you a problem. They may be hosting a corrupted track without knowing it.

etree.org | md5sum.exe usage, creating

Open an MS-DOS window and go to the directory of the show you want to create an .md5 file for. When you are in that directory, type:

md5sum *.shn > [filename].md5

NOTE: You must insert the name of the .md5 file [without the brackets]. Example:

md5sum *.shn > ph94-06-26d1.md5

An .md5 file will be created and placed in that directory. Please remember to adhere the etree.org naming scheme when naming .md5 files!

etree.org | md5sum.exe etcetera

Please remember to always .md5 check your Shorten files before burning!

etree.org | md5sum.exe credits

Special thanks to brucexxxxxxxxxx.xxx and the PCP community for compiling this special version of md5sum. Documentation and graphics by Mike Wren.

legacy software documentation md5sum.txt

Usage: md5sum [OPTION] [FILE]...
  or:  md5sum [OPTION] --check [FILE]
Print or check MD5 checksums.
With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

  -b, --binary            read files in binary mode
  -c, --check             check MD5 sums against given list

The following two options are useful only when verifying checksums:
      --status            don't output anything, status code shows success
  -w, --warn              warn about improperly formated MD5 checksum lines

      --help              display this help and exit
      --version           output version information and exit

The sums are computed as described in RFC 1321.  When checking, the input
should be a former output of this program.  The default mode is to print
a line with checksum, a character indicating type (`*' for binary, ` ' for
text), and name for each FILE.

WARNING:  You are using a specially adapted copy of md5sum.  This version
          has been modified as follows:
          1) Only ever use binary mode
          2) Be more liberal about line endings in files used by --check
          3) Built-in Win32 file wildcard matching (globbing)
          This version was compiled by brucexxxxxxxxxx.xxx for the
          People for a Clearer Phish.  Source code changes are available
          from Bruce upon request.


Report bugs to brucexxxxxxxxxx.xxx

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md5sum (PCP patchlevel 2) (GNU textutils) 1.22
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