hashfile 2.1.5

calculate hash or checksum

hashfile calculates hashes or checksums in many formats, also verify them.

Default algorithm is sha1. This can be changed by passing argument -a/--algorithm to hashfile, or by calling hashfile with algorithm name (ie. using symlinks).

hashfile works pretty well with big files, because always read data partially, by default 4MB of data at once (it can be changed using --max-input-read param).

Examples

# simplest call
% hashfile /etc/hosts
sha1: 4f53fb6efebddfdbe989f3bff980cd07ebcdc6bb /etc/hosts

# specify algorithm
% hashfile -a md5 /etc/hosts
md5: 71e875e9d194c18567f48cf9534ed6cf /etc/hosts

# one file, many algorithms
% hashfile -a md5 -a sha1 /etc/hosts /etc/hosts
md5: 71e875e9d194c18567f48cf9534ed6cf /etc/hosts
sha1: 4f53fb6efebddfdbe989f3bff980cd07ebcdc6bb /etc/hosts

# many files, other algorithm for each one
% hashfile -a md5 -a sha1 /etc/hosts /etc/shells
md5: 71e875e9d194c18567f48cf9534ed6cf /etc/hosts
sha1: e0de09cb8797a4d39f89049d74585e815a3c6ceb /etc/shells

# many files, one algorithm
% hashfile -a sha256 /etc/hosts /etc/shells
sha256: 48127a192d62fdcaa39f7cebd1ea5f3fe660807c8cd3a92599406d16bddc341a /etc/hosts
sha256: edfd1953cce18ab14449b657fcc01ece6a43a7075bab7b451f3186b885c20998 /etc/shells

# choose algorithm using symlinks
% ln -s `which hashfile` ~/bin/sha256
% sha256 /etc/hosts
sha256: 48127a192d62fdcaa39f7cebd1ea5f3fe660807c8cd3a92599406d16bddc341a /etc/hosts

# create verify file, and then verify
% hashfile -a sha256 README.* > check.sum
% hashfile -c check.sum
README.md: OK
README.rst: OK

Current stable version

2.1.5

Python version

hashfile works with Python 2.7+ and 3.3+.

Usage

Everything is in help :) Just execute:

hashfile --help

Look at result (remember: list of algorithms may vary on your system):

% hashfile --help
usage: hashfile [-h]
                [--algorithm {adler32,crc32,md4,md5,mdc2,ripemd160,sha,sha1,sha224,sha256,sha384,sha512,whirlpool}]
                [--generate-algo-symlinks] [--check] [--quiet] [--status]
                [--warn] [--max-input-read MAX_INPUT_READ]
                [FILE [FILE ...]]

Calculate hash of some files

positional arguments:
  FILE                  list of files (stdin by default)

optional arguments:
  -h, --help            show this help message and exit
  --algorithm {adler32,crc32,md4,md5,mdc2,ripemd160,sha,sha1,sha224,sha256,sha384,sha512,whirlpool}, -a {adler32,crc32,md4,md5,mdc2,ripemd160,sha,sha1,sha224,sha256,sha384,sha512,whirlpool}
                        algorithm used to calculate hash If given more then
                        one, then use different algorithms for different files
                        (use first algo to first file, second algo to second
                        file etc. If there is more files then algorithms, last
                        algorithm from list is used.
  --generate-algo-symlinks
                        Show aliases for every algorithm handled by hashfile
  --check, -c           read checksums from the FILEs and check them
  --quiet, -q           don't print OK for each successfully verified file
  --status, -s          don't output anything, status code shows success
  --warn, -w            warn about improperly formatted checksum lines
  --max-input-read MAX_INPUT_READ
                        maximum data size for read at once

Algorithm can be also set from program name (for example call program as sha1
to use sha1 algorithm)

Installation

1. Using PIP

hashfile should work on any platform where Python is available, it means Linux, Windows, MacOS X etc.

Simplest way is to use Python’s built-in package system:

pip install hashfile

2. Using pipsi

   pipsi install hashfile

3. Using sources

Download sources from Github:

wget -O 2.1.5.zip https://github.com/msztolcman/hashfile/archive/2.1.5.zip

or

curl -o 2.1.5.zip https://github.com/msztolcman/hashfile/archive/2.1.5.zip

Unpack:

unzip 2.1.5.zip

And install

cd hashfile-2.1.5
python setup.py install

Voila!

Authors

Marcin Sztolcman [e-mail]

Contact

If you like or dislike this software, please do not hesitate to tell me about this me via email ([e-mail]).

If you find bug or have an idea to enhance this tool, please use GitHub’s issues.

License

The MIT License (MIT)

Copyright (c) 2012 Marcin Sztolcman

Permission is hereby granted, free of charge, to any person obtaining a copy of this software and associated documentation files (the “Software”), to deal in the Software without restriction, including without limitation the rights to use, copy, modify, merge, publish, distribute, sublicense, and/or sell copies of the Software, and to permit persons to whom the Software is furnished to do so, subject to the following conditions:

The above copyright notice and this permission notice shall be included in all copies or substantial portions of the Software.

THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED “AS IS”, WITHOUT WARRANTY OF ANY KIND, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO THE WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE AND NONINFRINGEMENT. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHORS OR COPYRIGHT HOLDERS BE LIABLE FOR ANY CLAIM, DAMAGES OR OTHER LIABILITY, WHETHER IN AN ACTION OF CONTRACT, TORT OR OTHERWISE, ARISING FROM, OUT OF OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE SOFTWARE OR THE USE OR OTHER DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.

ChangeLog

v2.1.5

• fixed reading binary data from stdin

v2.1.4

• fixed working with binary files

• hashfile is now a package

• some package-related changes

• few updates to Makefile

v2.1.3

• fixed working with aliases

v2.1.2

• another small improvements for PyPI

• forgotten changelog

v2.1.1

• small improvements for setup.py and PyPI

v2.1.0

• added –version switch

v2.0.0

• added compatibility with tools like md5sum or sha1sum (verify mode, call arguments compatibility, etc)

v1.0.0

• First public version