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What does sha256sum do?

compute or verify SHA-256 checksums.

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sha256sum examples, explained

$ sha256sum file.iso

  • sha256sumcompute or verify SHA-256 checksums
  • file.isoan argument passed to the command

$ sha256sum -c SHASUMS256.txt

  • sha256sumcompute or verify SHA-256 checksums
  • -cread checksums from a file and verify them
  • SHASUMS256.txtvalue for -c

sha256sum flags & options

-cread checksums from a file and verify them
-bread the files in binary mode
-tread the files in text mode
--quietdon't print OK for each file that verifies
--ignore-missingdon't fail for files that are missing when verifying

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