Calculating the fingerprint of a file

You can create a fingerprint for a file by using the file fingerprint command.

Step

1. To perform the fingerprint operation, enter the following command:file fingerprint [-a {MD5|SHA-256}] [-m] [-d] [-x] path

   -a specifies the algorithm for fingerprint calculation. It can be either MD5 or SHA-256. By default, file fingerprinting uses the SHA-256 algorithm.

   -m specifies the metadata fingerprint calculation.

   -d specifies the data fingerprint calculation. By default, the fingerprint is calculated for both data and metadata.

   -x displays the output in XML format.

   path is the path of the file for which the fingerprint operation is required.