<# .SYNOPSIS Prints the MD5 checksum of a file .DESCRIPTION This PowerShell script calculates and prints the MD5 checksum of the given file. NOTE: MD5 is no longer considered secure, use it for simple change validation only! .PARAMETER path Specifies the file path to the file .EXAMPLE PS> ./get-md5.ps1 C:\MyFile.txt ✅ MD5 hash is 041E16F16E60AD250EB794AF0681BD4A .LINK https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell .NOTES Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0 #> param([string]$path = "") try { if ($path -eq "" ) { $path = Read-Host "Enter the file path" } if (-not(Test-Path $path -pathType leaf)) { throw "Invalid file path given: $path" } $result = Get-FileHash -path $path -algorithm MD5 "✅ MD5 hash is $($result.Hash)" exit 0 # success } catch { "⚠️ Error: $($Error[0])" exit 1 }