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File-Digest-0.006
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NAME

File::Digest - Calculate file checksum/digest (using various algorithms)

VERSION

This document describes version 0.006 of File::Digest (from Perl distribution File-Digest), released on 2016-11-23.

SYNOPSIS

use File::Digest qw(digest_files);

my $res = digest_files(
    files => ["file1", "file2"],
    algorithm => 'md5', # default md5, available also: crc32, sha1, sha256
);

DESCRIPTION

FUNCTIONS

digest_file(%args) -> [status, msg, result, meta]

Calculate file checksum/digest (using various algorithms).

Return 400 status when algorithm is unknown/unsupported.

This function is not exported.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

  • algorithm => str (default: "md5")

  • file* => filename

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 (result) is optional, the actual result. Fourth element (meta) is called result metadata and is optional, a hash that contains extra information.

Return value: (any)

digest_files(%args) -> [status, msg, result, meta]

Calculate file checksum/digest (using various algorithms).

Dies when algorithm is unsupported/unknown.

This function is not exported by default, but exportable.

Arguments ('*' denotes required arguments):

  • algorithm => str (default: "md5")

  • files* => array[filename]

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 (result) 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 https://metacpan.org/release/File-Digest.

SOURCE

Source repository is at https://github.com/perlancar/perl-File-Digest.

BUGS

Please report any bugs or feature requests on the bugtracker website https://rt.cpan.org/Public/Dist/Display.html?Name=File-Digest

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

sum from PerlPowerTools (which only supports older algorithms like CRC32).

Backend modules: Digest::CRC, Digest::MD5, Digest::SHA.

xsum from App::xsum which can also check checksums/digests from checksum file e.g. MD5SUMS.

AUTHOR

perlancar <perlancar@cpan.org>

COPYRIGHT AND LICENSE

This software is copyright (c) 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.