md5 checksum - how?

[James Wilkinson]

Duncan Lithgow wrote:
> sorry, still no luck:
> 
> [dulithgow at 3e6b2815 downloads]$ md5sum -c [Linux.Fedora.Core.3].md5 
> checksums.txt
> md5sum: only one argument may be specified when using --check
> Try `md5sum --help' for more information.
> [dulithgow at 3e6b2815 downloads]$
> 
> Is this just becasue of the blank space in the filename?

Yes. Assuming the file is called
"[Linux.Fedora.Core.3].md5 checksums.txt". Try
md5sum "[Linux.Fedora.Core.3].md5 checksums.txt"
or
md5sum [Linux.Fedora.Core.3].md5\ checksums.txt

Or just use bash's filename completion: type
md5sum [Li
and press tab.

James.

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