On 2/2/07, Les <hlhowell(a)pacbell.net> wrote:
> When I do : -
>
> sha1sum <iso file>
>
> this will output the checksum , do I have to verify by
> looking at the huge number that it is correct or is
> there a simple utilty which can compare the 2
> checksums ?
>
> Thank you,
> Alex.
My trick is to copy the checksums into a text file, highlight one of
them and use find to see if it finds the next one.
I have written a tiny script to do that. Basically, it compares two
strings. I will post it to you later on, as I have not it with me now.
Paul