> $ md5sum foo.bar.rpm > 19a721224b3c6593a43e51fe1b53c6d4 foo.bar.rpm > > and compare the result to the contents of the foo.bar.rpm.md5 file > provided by the package author Isn't there any way to get it to compare it to the md5 file provided by the author. It's kinda hard for me to compare like 20+ chracters on a 1400x1050 resolution.. (read: eye - strain) :) Of course there must be a shell script way but I'm lazy (read : Don't know how.) Cheers, .^. Mun Heng, Ow /V\ H/M Engineering /( )\ Western Digital M'sia ^^-^^ DID : 03-7870 5168 The Linux Advocate -----Original Message----- From: Michael Schwendt [mailto:ms-nospam-0306@xxxxxxxx] Sent: Thursday, October 09, 2003 2:36 AM To: shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx Subject: Re: Syntax to check md5sum -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 On Wed, 8 Oct 2003 13:11:05 -0400, Lamar Milligan wrote: > > What will be the correct syntax to check md5sum of a package > > To check the package foo.bar.rpm in the current directory, you could: > > $ md5sum foo.bar.rpm > 19a721224b3c6593a43e51fe1b53c6d4 foo.bar.rpm > > and compare the result to the contents of the foo.bar.rpm.md5 file > provided by the package author I would run rpm -Kv foo.bar.rpm - -- Michael, who doesn't reply to top posts and complete quotes anymore. -----BEGIN PGP SIGNATURE----- Version: GnuPG v1.2.3 (GNU/Linux) iD8DBQE/hFka0iMVcrivHFQRAsHRAJ95JTe1rfjQj1nKdjdQBkuWz+bQCACfe661 K0egRQT04yvRHKXfr0z9ohM= =AO+T -----END PGP SIGNATURE----- -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list -- Shrike-list mailing list Shrike-list@xxxxxxxxxx https://www.redhat.com/mailman/listinfo/shrike-list