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xxhsum(1) -- print or check xxHash non-cryptographic checksums
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SYNOPSIS
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`xxhsum` [<OPTION>] ... [<FILE>] ...
DESCRIPTION
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Print or check xxHash (32 or 64bit) checksums. When <FILE> is `-`, read
standard input.
`xxhsum` supports a command line syntax similar but not indentical to
md5sum(1). Differences are: `xxhsum` doesn't have text/binary mode switch
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(`-b`, `-t`); `xxhsum` always treats file as binary file; `xxhsum` has hash
bit width switch (`-H`);
Since xxHash is non-cryptographic checksum algorithm, `xxhsum` should not be
used any more for security related purposes.
OPTIONS
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* `-b`:
Benchmark mode
* `-B`<BLOCKSIZE>:
<BLOCKSIZE> specifies benchmark mode's test data block size in bytes.
Default value is 102400
* `-c`, `--check`:
Read xxHash sums from the <FILE>s and check them
* `-h`, `--help`:
Display help and exit
* `-H`<HASHTYPE>:
Hash selection. <HASHTYPE> means `0`=32bits, `1`=64bits.
Default value is `1` (64bits)
* `--little-endian`:
Set output hexadecimal checksum value as little endian convention.
By default, value is displayed as big endian
* `-V`, `--version`:
Display xxhsum version
**The following four options are useful only when verifying checksums (`-c`)**
* `--quiet`:
Exit non-zero for improperly formatted checksum lines
* `--strict`:
Don't print OK for each successfully verified file
* `--status`:
Don't output anything, status code shows success
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* `-w`, `--warn`:
Warn about improperly formatted checksum lines
EXIT STATUS
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`xxhsum` exit `0` on success, `1` if at least one file couldn't be read or
doesn't have the same checksum as the `-c` option.
EXAMPLES
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Output xxHash (64bit) checksum values of specific files to standard output
$ xxhsum -H1 foo bar baz
Output xxHash (32bit and 64bit) checksum values of specific files to standard
output, and redirect it to `xyz.xxh32` and `qux.xxh64`
$ xxhsum -H0 foo bar baz > xyz.xxh32
$ xxhsum -H1 foo bar baz > qux.xxh64
Read xxHash sums from specific files and check them
$ xxhsum -c xyz.xxh32 qux.xxh64
BUGS
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Report bugs at: https://github.com/Cyan4973/xxHash/issues/
AUTHOR
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Yann Collet