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cksum - compute and verify file checksums

Author

       Written by Padraig Brady and Q. Frank Xia.

Description

       Print or verify checksums.  By default use the 32 bit CRC algorithm.

       With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input.

       Mandatory arguments to long options are mandatory for short options too.

       -a, --algorithm=TYPE
              select the digest type to use.  See DIGEST below.

       --base64
              emit base64-encoded digests, not hexadecimal

       -c, --check
              read checksums from the FILEs and check them

       -l, --length=BITS
              digest  length in bits; must not exceed the max for the blake2 algorithm and must be a multiple of
              8

       --raw  emit a raw binary digest, not hexadecimal

       --tag  create a BSD-style checksum (the default)

       --untagged
              create a reversed style checksum, without digest type

       -z, --zero
              end each output line with NUL, not newline, and disable file name escaping

   Thefollowingfiveoptionsareusefulonlywhenverifyingchecksums:--ignore-missing
              don't fail or report status for missing files

       --quiet
              don't print OK for each successfully verified file

       --status
              don't output anything, status code shows success

       --strict
              exit non-zero for improperly formatted checksum lines

       -w, --warn
              warn about improperly formatted checksum lines

       --debug
              indicate which implementation used

       --help display this help and exit

       --version
              output version information and exit

   DIGESTdeterminesthedigestalgorithmanddefaultoutputformat:
       sysv   (equivalent to sum -s)

       bsd    (equivalent to sum -r)

       crc    (equivalent to cksum)

       md5    (equivalent to md5sum)

       sha1   (equivalent to sha1sum)

       sha224 (equivalent to sha224sum)

       sha256 (equivalent to sha256sum)

       sha384 (equivalent to sha384sum)

       sha512 (equivalent to sha512sum)

       blake2b
              (equivalent to b2sum)

       sm3    (only available through cksum)

       When checking, the input should be a former output of this program, or equivalent standalone program.

Name

       cksum - compute and verify file checksums

Reporting Bugs

       GNU coreutils online help: <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/>
       Report any translation bugs to <https://translationproject.org/team/>

See Also

       Full documentation <https://www.gnu.org/software/coreutils/cksum>
       or available locally via: info '(coreutils) cksum invocation'

GNU coreutils 9.5                                  April 2025                                           CKSUM(1)

Synopsis

cksum [OPTION]... [FILE]...

See Also