---
name: "gst-md5sum-0.8"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "gstreamer0.8-tools"
version: "0.8.12-2"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/gst-md5sum-0.8"
---

# gst-md5sum-0.8(1)

get an md5sum of a GStreamer pipeline through md5sink

## NAME

gst-md5sum-0.8 - get an md5sum of a GStreamer pipeline through md5sink

## SYNOPSIS

**gst-md5sum-0.8** *\[OPTION...\]* PARTIAL-PIPELINE-DESCRIPTION

## DESCRIPTION

*gst-md5sum-0.8* generates MD5 checksums of the data generated by a GStreamer pipeline.

In theory, running

	gst-md5sum-0.8-0.8 filesrc location=music.mp3

should print out the same checksum as

	md5sum music.mp3

If the pipeline contains an md5sink element, gst-md5sum-0.8-0.8 will query it for the md5sum at the end of pipeline iteration.

If it doesn't contain an md5sink element, gst-md5sum-0.8-0.8 will automatically connect an md5sink to the right hand side of the given pipeline.

See the man page for gst-launch or the GStreamer documentation for  more information on how to create a PARTIAL-PIPELINE-DESCRIPTION.

## OPTIONS

*gst-md5sum-0.8* accepts the following options:

- **--help**

  Print help synopsis and available FLAGS

- **-v**

  Output verbose information

- **--gst-info-mask=FLAGS**

  *GStreamer* info flags to set (list with --help)

- **--gst-debug-mask=FLAGS**

  *GStreamer* debugging flags to set (list with --help)

- **--gst-mask=FLAGS**

  *GStreamer* info and debugging flags to set (list with --help)

- **--gst-plugin-spew**

  *GStreamer* info flags to set Enable printout of errors while loading *GStreamer* plugins

- **--gst-plugin-path=PATH**

  Add directories separated with ':' to the plugin search path

- **--version**

  Show version information and exit.

## SEE ALSO

[**gst-launch-0.8**(1)](/gst-launch-0.8/1.md)

## AUTHOR

The GStreamer team at http://gstreamer.net/