Thanks, I figure out: on freebsd it's command md5 Jie Liang
-----Original Message----- From: Dan Langille [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Monday, December 23, 2002 1:17 PM To: Jie Liang Cc: 'Bruce Momjian'; [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Re: [ADMIN] md5 file On Mon, 23 Dec 2002, Jie Liang wrote: > Forgive me this silly question: > at ftpsite there always a md5 file followed the tarball file(e.g.) > postgresql-7.3.1.tar.gz > postgresql-7.3.1.tar.gz.md5 > what is this md5 file for? how to use it? > I guess it's a cksum, but I am not sure. It is used to verify that postgresql-7.3.1.tar.gz has been downloaded without corruption. How you use postgresql-7.3.1.tar.gz.md5 depends upon your operating system. In FreeBSD, the command is "cksum". The result should be the sameas that found in postgresql-7.3.1.tar.gz.md5. ---------------------------(end of broadcast)--------------------------- TIP 5: Have you checked our extensive FAQ? http://www.postgresql.org/users-lounge/docs/faq.html
