MD5SUM(1)

📦 version 0.12.0, in arch rolling

💅 MD5SUM(1) — the md5sum glow-up (General Commands Manual)

okay bestie, so this is the manual page for md5sum, and honestly it's giving "tiny page, big main character energy." it prints MD5 checksums, it checks MD5 checksums, and it does it all without breaking a sweat. no cap. 🦋

✨ SYNOPSIS ✨

md5sum [OPTIONS] [FILE]...

that's it. options first, then the files you want it to care about. periodt. 💅

🌸 DESCRIPTION 🌸

print or check the MD5 checksums. literally that's the whole job and it ate. 🎀 two modes, one icon: print them (default vibes), or check them (with -c, more on that below).

🎀 OPTIONS 🎀

  • -c, --check — read checksums from the FILEs and check them. like, you hand it your list of checksums and it goes and verifies them for you. the responsible one of the friend group. 🫶
  • -w, --warn — warn about improperly formatted checksum lines. so if a line in your file is messy, it will say something. lowkey the friend who tells you there's something in your teeth. 🙈
  • --status — don't output anything, status code shows success. silent but deadly. it says nothing, but the exit status is telling the whole story. iykyk. 💀
  • --quiet — don't print OK for each successfully verified file. so you only hear about the ones that aren't OK. no news is good news energy. ✨
  • --ignore-missing — don't fail or report status for missing files. if a file's just not there, it's not gonna make it a whole thing. 🧚
  • --strict — exit non-zero for improperly formatted checksum lines. the opposite of chill, in the best way. messy lines = nonzero exit, no exceptions. 🔥
  • --tag — create a BSD style checksum. a little change of outfit, and it serves. 👑
  • -z, --zero — end each output line with NUL, not newline, and disable file name escaping. very specific, very cute, very "for the scripts that need it." 🌈
  • -h, --help — print help. when you're lost, just ask. 🌸
  • -V, --version — print version. because sometimes you just gotta know who you're dealing with. 💜

⭐ VERSION ⭐

v(uutils coreutils) 0.12.0 — she's on version 0.12.0, and yes, she knows it. 🎀

⚠️ heads up bestie: this page is short, so don't go inventing extra flags, thoughts, or lore. the above is everything it says. no notes. 💅

and that's the whole page, bestie!!! 🦋 mwah. this edition dropped 2026-09-17, in the General Commands Manual, straight from v(uutils coreutils) 0.12.0. go check those checksums, and remember: you're the main character of your own terminal. 💖✨🎀

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