# Command: md5sum

      MD5SUM generates or checks MD5 Message Digests.

## Syntax:

      md5sum [/TBVL] [/C [file]] | [file...] [/R [num]] [/S [num]] [/M[:|=]mode]
      md5sum [/?]

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## Options:

      /C           Check message digests (default is generate).
      /[-]V        Enable or disable verbose mode (default is off).
      /[-]L        Enable or disable LFN usage (default is enable if supported)
      /[-]R[num]   Enable or diable recursing (default is off).
                   num is a number from 1 to 9 and limits recursion (default=4)
      /[-]S        Same as /[-]R=].
      /T           Read files in text mode.
      /B           Read files in binary mode (default; overrides /T).
      /M[:|=]mode  Select the digest mode (SHA or MD5).
      /?           Shows the help.

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## Comments:

      The input for /C should be a list of message digests and file names.
      It will be printed on stdout when this program generates digests.
      MD5SUM supports NLS (national language support).

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## Examples:

      md5sum c:\autoexec.bat
      md5sum /c c:\autoexec.bat

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## See also:

      comp
      diskcomp
      fc

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## File:

      Please read this command's lsm file also.
      You will find the updated version (internet) here and
      the version described in this manual page here.
      The lsm file contains information about the name of the programmer,
      the download site, and some other command related information.

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      Copyright © 2008 W. Spiegl.

      This file is derived from the FreeDOS Spec Command HOWTO.
      See the file H2Cpying for copying conditions.