sha512sum:tldr:46953

sha512sum: Calculate the SHA512 checksum for one or more files.

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$ sha512sum ${filename1 filename2 ---}

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The command "sha512sum" is used to calculate the SHA-512 (Secure Hash Algorithm 512-bit) checksum of one or multiple files.

In the given command, "${filename1 filename2 ---}" represents a placeholder for the file names or paths that need to be provided as arguments to the command. You can replace "${filename1 filename2 ---}" with the actual file names or paths.

For example, if you have two files named "file1.txt" and "file2.txt" in the current directory, you would use the command: "sha512sum file1.txt file2.txt". This would calculate the SHA-512 checksum for both files and display the results.

The "---" in the placeholder indicates that you can add more file names or paths after it if needed. It is a convention used to indicate the end of options and the start of file names.

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.

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