Verify the integrity of files using md5

Posted by suvi under Tricks

This week I had to move a big .tar.gz file from an ftp server to another one, and I had to bring it first to my PC before sending it to the other server, and when I uploaded there it has errors, the same error it has in my Desktop, so I could have avoided the waste of time of sending it to the second server if I could have checked its integrity when it has arrived to my Desktop.

Well the second time I did that and this time was all OK, here is how to check the integrity of files

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