Hi all,
I have been using linux for few years now. I found all the required answers by searching forums. I need to solve the following problem.

I have a folder (lets call it music) with lots of sub-folders in it (lets call it albums) , which has lots of files in each of them (they are music tracks). I have backed up my main music folder. Basically, I copied music folder to another hard disk. I want to md5sum the backup.

When i do the following command:
it says:
I understand that md5sum only works for a file. Its unrealistic to check sums of each and every file separately.

long story short, how do i check md5sums for files in a folder recursively and print it out to a text file?
please tell me the name of the program. or any other method to do the job.

Thank you..

PS : I apologies in advance if this has been posted before..

Ubuntu linux 5.04.
kernel 2.6.10-5-k7
AMD AthlonXP 3000+
WinTV-PCI hauppauge TV card bt848
Mother board: ASUS some version
8mbps broadband..
yes 8mbps broadband.

Where songs is the directory. That *SHOULD* work for you.

thanks for the quick reply..

when i input your code.. it says :
i get something is wrong..

Hrrm, are you sure you copied my command line exactly? Do some of the files contain single quotes?

Try:

Thank you very much Matir.. yes I do have some names with quote. Your code worked like a charm.

If someone else is reading this, i added the " > music.txt " at the end to print it in a text file. it is useful when you have several files to md5sums.

thanks again,

Yep. Or, of course, you could pass it off to a sort program, or whatever you wanted.

Glad it worked for you.