---
title: hash sha256
layout: command
version: 0.59.1
---

hash a value using the sha256 hash algorithm

## Signature

```> hash sha256 ...rest```

## Parameters

 -  `...rest`: optionally sha256 hash data by cell path

## Examples

sha256 encode a string
```shell
> echo 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz' | hash sha256
```

sha256 encode a file
```shell
> open ./nu_0_24_1_windows.zip | hash sha256
```