Compute and check SHA256 (256-bit) checksums.
Syntax
sha256sum [OPTION]... [FILE]...
Options
-b, --binary Read in binary mode.
-c, --check Read SHA256 sums from the FILEs and check them.
-t, --text Read in text mode (default). On a GNU system, there is no difference between binary and text mode.
--help Display this help and exit
--version Output version information and exit
The following options are useful only when verifying checksums:
--quiet Don't print OK for each successfully verified file.
--status Don't output anything, status code shows success.
-w, --warn Warn about improperly formatted checksum lines.
With no FILE, or when FILE is -, read standard input. The sums are computed as described in FIPS-180-2. When checking, the input should be a former output of this program. The default mode is to print a line with checksum, a character indicating type ('*' for binary, ' ' for text), and name for each FILE.
Full Texinfo man page:
info coreutils aqsha256sum invocationaq
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cksum - Print CRC checksum and byte counts.
sum - Print a checksum for a file.
Equivalent MacOS command:
shasum - Print or Check SHA Checksums.