---
name: "Rex::Commands::MD5"
section: "3pm"
platform: "linux"
package: "rex"
version: "1.16.0-1"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/Rex::Commands::MD5"
---

# Rex::Commands::MD5(3pm)

Calculate MD5 sum of files

## NAME

Rex::Commands::MD5 - Calculate MD5 sum of files

## DESCRIPTION

With this module you calculate the md5 sum of a file.

This is just a helper function and will not be reported.

## SYNOPSIS

```
 use Rex::Commands::MD5;
 my $md5 = md5($file);
```

## EXPORTED FUNCTIONS

### md5($file)

This function will return the MD5 checksum (hexadecimal) for the given file.

```
 task "checksum", "server01", sub {
   say md5("/etc/passwd");
 };
```