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