# md5

> Calculate MD5 cryptographic checksums

- Calculate the MD5 checksum for file(s) or files in a directory, one checksum per file

`md5 {{filename1}}`
`md5 {{filename1}} {{filename2}}`
`md5 {{directory/\*}}`

- Output only the md5 checksum (no filename)

`md5 -q {{filename}}`