how do i md5 hash all files in a sub-folder and save it as a file?

steve51184 · 09-14-2009, 06:11 PM

right i've got it done (unless you know a better way) but it doesn't follow symlinks

Code:

find /folder -name "*" -type f -size +1M -exec md5sum {} \; > file.txt

so how do i make it follow symlinks?

forrestt · 09-14-2009, 06:26 PM

The -L option to find follows symlinks.

This gives you:

Code:

find -L -type f -name "*" -size +1M -exec md5sum {} \; > file.txt

Just a note which you may or may not be aware of, if you truly want all filenames, you don't need to put -name "*", just leave it out. However, this will also match hidden files like .filename (which what you have will not), so it may not be what you want.

HTH

Forrest

steve51184 · 09-14-2009, 06:38 PM

nice one thank you!!