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Date:      Sat, 06 Nov 1999 20:57:43 -0700
From:      Wes Peters <wes@softweyr.com>
To:        obrien@freebsd.org
Cc:        arch@freebsd.org
Subject:   Re: new MD5 option
Message-ID:  <3824F8B7.7DCEAFD1@softweyr.com>
References:  <19991106133558.A5539@dragon.nuxi.com>

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David O'Brien wrote:
> 
> I am adding an option to md5 to reverse the order of output.
> 
> From:
>     MD5 (/COPYRIGHT) = 7df8bc77dcee71382ea73eb0ec6a9243
> 
> to:
>     MD5 7df8bc77dcee71382ea73eb0ec6a9243  /COPYRIGHT
> 
> The reson for this addition is to aid visual diffs.  They are much easier
> if the MD5 hashes are nicely lined up.

Good idea.

> My question is what flag to use.  "-r" for reversed output?  "-v" for
> visual diff?

I'd prefer -r, since -v generally means "verbose", but don't feel strongly
about it.  ;^)

-- 
            "Where am I, and what am I doing in this handbasket?"

Wes Peters                                                         Softweyr LLC
wes@softweyr.com                                           http://softweyr.com/




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