hash md5 for hash
Hash a value using the md5 hash algorithm.
Signature
> hash md5 {flags} ...rest
Flags
-
--binary, -b: Output binary instead of hexadecimal representation.
Parameters
-
...rest: Optionally md5 hash data by cell path.
Input/output types:
| input | output |
|---|---|
| string | oneof<string, binary> |
| binary | oneof<string, binary> |
| table | table |
| record | record |
Examples
Return the md5 hash of a string, hex-encoded
> 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz' | hash md5 c3fcd3d76192e4007dfb496cca67e13b
Return the md5 hash of a string, as binary
> 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz' | hash md5 --binary Length: 16 (0x10) bytes | null_char printable whitespace ascii_other non_ascii 00000000: c3 fc d3 d7 61 92 e4 00 7d fb 49 6c ca 67 e1 3b ××××a××0}×Il×g×;
Return the md5 hash of a file's contents
> open ./nu_0_24_1_windows.zip | hash md5
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