Date: Tue, 6 Aug 1996 00:33:33 +0200 (SAT) From: Robert Nordier <rnordier@iafrica.com> To: fqueries@jraynard.demon.co.uk (James Raynard) Cc: dgy@rtd.com, questions@freebsd.org Subject: Re: perhaps i am just stupid. Message-ID: <199608052233.AAA00257@eac.iafrica.com> In-Reply-To: <199608051842.SAA02315@jraynard.demon.co.uk> from "James Raynard" at Aug 5, 96 06:42:27 pm
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James Raynard wrote: > > Is there a nice "easy" way for folks to verify checksums, etc. > > of their files before installing? Can this be added to the FAQ > > cat bin.* | gzip -t - is nice and easy, but requires a fully > functioning Unix box... > > Although I believe both these utilities have been ported to DOS. > Perhaps someone with the time and inclination could knock up a > batch file to do this? gzip.exe is already on the CDROM and I > don't see any reason why cat.exe couldn't be added. No need for 'cat', use copy /B bin.* con Of course, since MS-DOS simulates pipes by means of temporary files, a great deal of disk space may be needed. :( -- Robert Nordier
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