---
name: "rdebsums"
section: "1"
platform: "linux"
package: "debsums"
version: "3.0.2.3"
release: "Debian 13 (Trixie)"
platforms: ["linux"]
url: "https://new.carta.tech/rdebsums"
---

# rdebsums(1)

a recursive debsums

## NAME

rdebsums - a recursive debsums

## SYNOPSIS

**rdebsums --help  \| \[  *debsum options*  \] \[  --others  \]** *package*

## DESCRIPTION

**rdebsums** runs  [**debsums**(1)](/debsums/1.md) over a given package and all its dependencies. It can be used to make sure a problem with a package is not due to file corruption.

All but the last element of the command-line and options understood by  **rdebsums** are sent to [**debsums**(1)](/debsums/1.md).

## OPTIONS

- **--help**

  Prints a short help text

- **--others**

  Also runs **debsums** on Recommended and Suggested packages.

## EXAMPLES

Check the package *aptitude* and all its dependencies:

*rdebsums aptitude*

The same while being significantly less verbose

*rdebsums -s aptitude*

## BUGS

**rdebsums** is quite slow - essentially due to **dpkg-query** not being extremely fast.

Currently,  **rdebsums** will be confused by virtual packages.

**--others** is actually nearly useless, as you often end up checking nearly all packages. You'll most probably win time by running  **debsums** without arguments.

## AUTHOR

**rdebsums** was written by Vincent Fourmond \<fourmond@debian.org\>

## SEE ALSO

[**debsums**(1)](/debsums/1.md), **dpkg-query**(1)