---
name: "md5"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "sleuthkit"
version: "2.06-3etch1"
release: "Debian 4.0 (Etch)"
platforms: ["linux", "freebsd", "openbsd", "macos"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/md5"
---

# md5(1)

Compute the Message Digest Algorithm

## NAME

md5 - Compute the Message Digest Algorithm

## SYNOPSIS

**md5** \[*file(s)*\]

If no files are specified, the MD5 of the standard input is calculated.

## SEE ALSO

[**sha1**(1)](/sha1/1.md)

## AUTHOR

The SleuthKit is copyright (c) Brian Carrier. This manual page was written by Martin A. Godisch for Debian GNU/Linux, but may be used by others.