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NAME
App::xsum - Compute and check file checksums/digests (using various
algorithms)
VERSION
This document describes version 0.010 of App::xsum (from Perl
distribution App-xsum), released on 2020-05-28.
SYNOPSIS
See xsum.
FUNCTIONS
xsum
Usage:
xsum(%args) -> [status, msg, payload, meta]
Compute and check file checksums/digests (using various algorithms).
"xsum" is a handy small utility that can be used as an
alternative/replacement for the individual per-algorithm Unix utilities
like "md5sum", "sha1sum", "sha224sum", and so on. It's basically the
same as said Unix utilities but you can use a single command instead.
The backend of "xsum" is a Perl module File::Digest which in turn
delegates to the individual per-algorithm backend like Digest::MD5,
Digest::SHA, and so on. Most of the backend modules are written in C/XS
so you don't suffer significant performance decrease.
This function is not exported.
Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):
* algorithm => *str*
In addition to "md5", "sha1" or the other algorithms, you can also
specify "Digest" to use Perl's Digest module. This gives you access
to tens of other digest modules, for example Digest::BLAKE2 (see
examples).
When "--digest-args" ("-A") is not specified, algorithm defaults to
"md5". But if "--digest-args" ("-A") is specified, algorithm
defaults to "Digest", for convenience.
* check => *bool*
Read checksum from files and check them.
* checksums => *array[str]*
Supply checksum(s).
* digest_args => *array*
If you use "Digest" as the algorithm, you can pass arguments for the
Digest module here.
* files* => *array[filename]*
* tag => *bool*
Create a BSD-style checksum.
Returns an enveloped result (an array).
First element (status) is an integer containing HTTP status code (200
means OK, 4xx caller error, 5xx function error). Second element (msg) is
a string containing error message, or 'OK' if status is 200. Third
element (payload) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta)
is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra
information.
Return value: (any)
HOMEPAGE
Please visit the project's homepage at
SOURCE
Source repository is at <https://github.com/perlancar/perl-App-xsum>.
BUGS
Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website
When submitting a bug or request, please include a test-file or a patch
to an existing test-file that illustrates the bug or desired feature.
SEE ALSO
shasum. Perinci::To::POD=HASH(0x55f16a06f658).
md5sum. Perinci::To::POD=HASH(0x55f16a06f658).
sha1sum. Perinci::To::POD=HASH(0x55f16a06f658).
sha224sum. Perinci::To::POD=HASH(0x55f16a06f658).
sha256sum. Perinci::To::POD=HASH(0x55f16a06f658).
sha384sum. Perinci::To::POD=HASH(0x55f16a06f658).
sha512sum. Perinci::To::POD=HASH(0x55f16a06f658).
sum from PerlPowerTools (which only supports older algorithms like
CRC32).
AUTHOR
perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>
COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE
This software is copyright (c) 2020, 2019, 2016 by perlancar@cpan.org.
This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the same terms as the Perl 5 programming language system itself.