Date: Sat, 06 Nov 1999 20:57:43 -0700 From: Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com> To: obrien@freebsd.org Cc: arch@freebsd.org Subject: Re: new MD5 option Message-ID: <3824F8B7.7DCEAFD1@softweyr.com> References: <19991106133558.A5539@dragon.nuxi.com>
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David O'Brien wrote:
>
> I am adding an option to md5 to reverse the order of output.
>
> From:
> MD5 (/COPYRIGHT) = 7df8bc77dcee71382ea73eb0ec6a9243
>
> to:
> MD5 7df8bc77dcee71382ea73eb0ec6a9243 /COPYRIGHT
>
> The reson for this addition is to aid visual diffs. They are much easier
> if the MD5 hashes are nicely lined up.
Good idea.
> My question is what flag to use. "-r" for reversed output? "-v" for
> visual diff?
I'd prefer -r, since -v generally means "verbose", but don't feel strongly
about it. ;^)
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