PowerShell/Docs/get-md5.md
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## The *get-md5.ps1* Script
This PowerShell script calculates and prints the MD5 checksum of the given file.
## Parameters
```powershell
/home/mf/Repos/PowerShell/Scripts/get-md5.ps1 [[-file] <String>] [<CommonParameters>]
-file <String>
Specifies the path to the file
Required? false
Position? 1
Default value
Accept pipeline input? false
Accept wildcard characters? false
[<CommonParameters>]
This script supports the common parameters: Verbose, Debug, ErrorAction, ErrorVariable, WarningAction,
WarningVariable, OutBuffer, PipelineVariable, and OutVariable.
```
## Example
```powershell
PS> ./get-md5 C:\MyFile.txt
```
## Notes
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
## Related Links
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
## Source Code
```powershell
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Prints the MD5 checksum of a file
.DESCRIPTION
This PowerShell script calculates and prints the MD5 checksum of the given file.
.PARAMETER file
Specifies the path to the file
.EXAMPLE
PS> ./get-md5 C:\MyFile.txt
.LINK
https://github.com/fleschutz/PowerShell
.NOTES
Author: Markus Fleschutz | License: CC0
#>
param([string]$file = "")
try {
if ($file -eq "" ) { $file = Read-Host "Enter path to file" }
$Result = Get-Filehash $file -algorithm MD5
"✔️ MD5 hash is $($Result.Hash)"
exit 0 # success
} catch {
"⚠️ Error in line $($_.InvocationInfo.ScriptLineNumber): $($Error[0])"
exit 1
}
```
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