checkisomd5(1) - Linux man page

Name

checkisomd5 -- check an MD5 checksum implanted by implantisomd5

Synopsis

checkisomd5 [--md5sumonly] [--verbose] [--gauge] [isofilename | blockdevice ]

Description

This manual page documents briefly the checkisomd5 command. checkisomd5 is a program that checks an embedded MD5 checksum in a ISO9660 image (.iso), or block device. The checksum is embedded by the corresponding implantisomd5 command.

The check can be aborted by pressing Esc key.

Exit Status

Program returns exit status 0 if the checksum is correct, or 1 if the checksum is incorrect, non-existent, or check was aborted.

Options

--md5sumonly
Do not check the target. Instead, output human-readable information about the target's checksums.
--verbose
Display human-readable progress as the target is checked. Without this option, nothing is outputted except errors.
--gauge
Display a series of numbers from 0 to 100, corresponding to check progress. This output can be piped to dialog --gauge for a user-friendly progress bar.

See Also

implantisomd5 (1).