[NTLUG:Discuss] mk5sums

[Kelledin]

On Sunday 29 September 2002 02:22 pm, falconjetflyer at netscape.net 
wrote:
> Can you tell me how to check my downloads for mk5sums.

I'm assuming you mean md5 sums. ;)

> The
> info tells windows users how, but only says that linux
> distributions contain it automatically.    I can't find it in
> my Mandrake 8.1   It is a program, isn't it.

It's the md5sum program, typically provided by textutils.  Most 
distros automatically install textutils as a required package.

Just do "md5sum filename", and it will print out an md5 sum

-- 
Kelledin
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