md5sum:tldr:b8d90
md5sum: Calculate and save the list of MD5 checksums to a file.
$ md5sum ${filename1 filename2 ---} > ${filename-md5}
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This command calculates the MD5 checksum for one or more files, specified by their filenames, and then saves the resulting checksums into a file named "filename-md5".
Let's break down the command:
- "md5sum" is the command used to calculate the MD5 checksum of a file.
- "${filename1 filename2 ---}" represents the placeholder for the filenames. You can specify multiple filenames separated by spaces. The "---" part indicates that you can add more filenames if needed.
- ">" is a redirection operator used to redirect the output of the command to a file.
- "${filename-md5}" is the placeholder for the output file. The name of the output file will be "filename-md5".
Overall, this command takes the filenames given as input, calculates the MD5 checksum for each file, and stores the resulting checksums into a file named "filename-md5".
This explanation was created by an AI. In most cases those are correct. But please always be careful and
never run a command you are not sure if it is safe.