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diff --git a/bin/md5/cksum.1 b/bin/md5/cksum.1 index 75fa75d6d28..4bcdcb04626 100644 --- a/bin/md5/cksum.1 +++ b/bin/md5/cksum.1 @@ -1,4 +1,4 @@ -.\" $OpenBSD: cksum.1,v 1.13 2007/03/20 12:06:48 thib Exp $ +.\" $OpenBSD: cksum.1,v 1.14 2007/03/27 13:12:41 millert Exp $ .\" .\" Copyright (c) 1991, 1993 .\" The Regents of the University of California. All rights reserved. @@ -42,7 +42,7 @@ .Sh SYNOPSIS .Nm cksum .Bk -words -.Op Fl pqrtx +.Op Fl bpqrtx .Op Fl a Ar algorithms .Op Fl c Op Ar checklist ... .Op Fl o Ar 1 | 2 @@ -111,8 +111,39 @@ Multiple algorithms may be specified, separated by a comma or whitespace. Additionally, multiple .Fl a options may be specified on the command line. -If an algorithm is repeated, only the first instance is used. Case is ignored when matching algorithms. +The output format may be specified on a per-algorithm basis +by using a single-character suffix, e.g.\& +.Dq sha256b . +If the algorithm has a +.Sq b +suffix, the checksum will be output in base64 format. +If the algorithm has an +.Sq x +suffix, the checksum will be output in hex format. +If an algorithm with the same output format is repeated, +only the first instance is used. +Note that output format suffixes are not supported +for the +.Ar cksum , +.Ar sum +and +.Ar sysvsum +algorithms. +.It Fl b +Output checksums in base64 notation, not hexadecimal by +default. +A +.Sq b +or +.Sq x +suffix on the algorithm will override this default. +This option is ignored for the +.Ar cksum , +.Ar sum +and +.Ar sysvsum +algorithms, which do not use hexadecimal output. .It Fl c Op Ar checklist ... Compares all checksums contained in the file .Ar checklist |