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From: Hiten Pandya <hitmaster2k@yahoo.com>
Subject: Re: checksum calculation
To: Tadimeti Keshav <keshav_tadimeti@yahoo.co.uk>
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hi,

> Q: How do I use it to verify the file size?

You can produce your own checksums by using the md5(1)
utility.  The following would be ideal.

Supposing you have all your CD images (for 4.4) in
one directory:

#md5 * | sort > tmp.outfile
#cmp tmp.outfile CHECKSUM.MD5

regards,

 - Hiten
 - <hiten@uk.FreeBSD.org>

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