On 2/2/07, Les <hlhowell@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> When I do : - > > sha1sum <iso file> > > this will output the checksum , do I have to verify by > looking at the huge number that it is correct or is > there a simple utilty which can compare the 2 > checksums ? > > Thank you, > Alex. My trick is to copy the checksums into a text file, highlight one of them and use find to see if it finds the next one.
I have written a tiny script to do that. Basically, it compares two strings. I will post it to you later on, as I have not it with me now. Paul