From b6a02cdd45b8f6ffbace3b8fb03c2a5e1439abbb Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: jmg Date: Sun, 2 Mar 1997 21:43:10 +0000 Subject: mdoc'ify man page --- sbin/md5/md5.1 | 84 ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++------------------------ 1 file changed, 49 insertions(+), 35 deletions(-) (limited to 'sbin/md5') diff --git a/sbin/md5/md5.1 b/sbin/md5/md5.1 index 153054a..4a79abb 100644 --- a/sbin/md5/md5.1 +++ b/sbin/md5/md5.1 @@ -1,46 +1,60 @@ -.TH MD5 1 "Feb 14, 1994" -.SH NAME -md5 \- calculate a message-digest fingerprint (checksum) for a file -.SH SYNOPSIS -.B md5 -[ -p | -t | -x | -sstring | filename(s) ] -.SH DESCRIPTION -.B md5 +.Dd Feburary 14, 1994 +.Dt MD5 1 +.Os +.Sh NAME +.Nm md5 +.Nd calculate a message-digest fingerprint (checksum) for a file +.Sh SYNOPSIS +.Nm +.Op Fl p +.Op Fl t +.Op Fl x +.Op Fl s Ns Ar string +.Op Ar filename Ns Pq s +.Sh DESCRIPTION +.Nm takes as input a message of arbitrary length and produces -as output a 128-bit "fingerprint" or "message digest" of the input. -It is conjectured that it is computationally infeasible to produce -two messages having the same message digest, or to produce any +as output a 128-bit +.Dq fingerprint +or +.Dq message digest +of the input. It is conjectured that it is computationally infeasible to +produce two messages having the same message digest, or to produce any message having a given prespecified target message digest. The MD5 algorithm is intended for digital signature applications, where a -large file must be "compressed" in a secure manner before being -encrypted with a private (secret) key under a public-key cryptosystem -such as -.I RSA. -.SH OPTIONS +large file must be +.Dq compressed +in a secure manner before being encrypted with a private +.Pq secret +key under a public-key cryptosystem such as +.Em RSA . +.Pp The following four options may be used in any combination, except that -.B "filename(s)" +.Ar filename Ns Pq s must be the last objects on the command line. -.in +5 -.PP -.B -sstring -prints a checksum of the given "string". -.PP -.B -p +.Bl -tag -width Fl +.It Fl s Ns Ar string +prints a checksum of the given +.Dq string . +.It Fl p echos stdin to stdout and appends the MD5 sum to stdout. -.PP -.B -t +.It Fl t runs a built-in time trial. -.PP -.B -x +.It Fl x runs a built-in test script. -.PP -.B filename(s) -prints a checksum(s) for each of the files. -.SH "SEE ALSO" -.BR cksum (1) -.PP -RFC 1321 describes in detail the MD2, MD4, and MD5 message-digest algorithms. -.SH ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS +.It Ar filename Ns Pq s +prints a checksum +.Pq s +for each of the files. +.El +.Sh SEE ALSO +.Xr cksum 1 +.Rs +.%A R. Rivest +.%T The MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm +.%O RFC1321 +.Re +.Sh ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS This program is placed in the public domain for free general use by RSA Data Security. -- cgit v1.1