sha512sum:tldr:cbfd8
sha512sum: Calculate and save the list of SHA512 checksums to a file.
$ sha512sum ${filename1 filename2 ---} > ${filename-sha512}
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This command is used to calculate the SHA-512 hash values of one or multiple files specified by their filenames. Here's a breakdown of the command:
sha512sum- This is the name of the command-line program that calculates the SHA-512 checksums.${filename1 filename2 ---}- These are placeholders for the actual filenames of the files you want to calculate the SHA-512 hashes for. You can specify one or more filenames separated by spaces. The---indicates the end of the filename arguments.>- This is the output redirection operator in the command-line interface. It redirects the output of the command to a file rather than displaying it on the screen.${filename-sha512}- This is a placeholder for the filename of the output file that will contain the SHA-512 hashes. You can replace${filename}with the actual name you desire for the output file. The output file will contain the SHA-512 hash values of the specified files.
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