---
title: hash md5
layout: command
version: 0.59.1
---

hash a value using the md5 hash algorithm

## Signature

```> hash md5 ...rest```

## Parameters

 -  `...rest`: optionally md5 hash data by cell path

## Examples

md5 encode a string
```shell
> echo 'abcdefghijklmnopqrstuvwxyz' | hash md5
```

md5 encode a file
```shell
> open ./nu_0_24_1_windows.zip | hash md5
```