md5 file

From: Jie Liang <jie(at)stbernard(dot)com>
To: 'Bruce Momjian' <pgman(at)candle(dot)pha(dot)pa(dot)us>
Cc: pgsql-admin(at)postgresql(dot)org
Subject: md5 file
Date: 2002-12-23 21:04:31
Message-ID: E7E213858379814A9AE48CA6754F5ECB1E1962@mail01.stbernard.com
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Forgive me this silly question:
at ftpsite there always a md5 file followed the tarball file(e.g.)
postgresql-7.3.1.tar.gz
postgresql-7.3.1.tar.gz.md5
what is this md5 file for? how to use it?
I guess it's a cksum, but I am not sure.

Thanks.

Jie Liang

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