Bug 136354

Summary:	md5sum instructions are incomplete
Product:	[OLD] Docs on www.gentoo.org	Reporter:	bob gailer <bgailer>
Component:	Installation Handbook	Assignee:	Docs Team <docs-team>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX
Severity:	normal
Priority:	High
Version:	unspecified
Hardware:	x86
OS:	Other
Whiteboard:
Package list:		Runtime testing required:	---

Description bob gailer 2006-06-10 20:50:41 UTC

I downloaded install-x86-minimal-2006.0.iso and md5sum.exe. According to the provided link, http://www.etree.org/md5com.html, md5sum requires a .md5 comparison file. The documentation does not tell me how to get this file. There is a reference to "install-x86-minimal-2006.0.iso.DIGESTS", but no information about where it is or how to use it. 

Googling md5sum led to a thorough command syntax - calling md5sum without the -c option, which then displays "9b3bfe28baac417caf3dc942ff8690e2". I found that in one of the text files in the installcd directory, although the filename is truncated so one does not see the "digest" extension.

Comment 1 Łukasz Damentko (RETIRED) gentoo-dev

2006-06-11 02:34:49 UTC

Thanks for reporting, but i think different.

It's not that hard to find the MD5 file. It's in the same dir where ISO files are. The name is not always truncated - and if it is - it's enough to hover your mouse over truncated filenames.
Learning md5sum usage is up to user - Handbook doesn't cover it as it's not Handbook's concern. Why copy/paste from man md5sum?