
 Description
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`fshash' is a shell script to manage hashsum files of a filesystem.

Hard disks or storage in general can fail.  `fshash' cannot prevent this
but can help you to verify correct data and detect any failure.

The idea is to keep a tree of hashsum files which correspond to a tree
of files.  Each hashsum file can represent either a single file or a
directory and all subdirectories and all files in them.

`fshash' can generate and check hashsums.  It also can show new files or
add them to the corresponding hashsum files.  If files have disappeared
`fshash' can report it.


 Installation
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Simply copy `fshash' to a location in your command path (e.g. /usr/bin).

The makefile is only used for generating the documentation.  :)


 Documentation
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The documentation is in `fshash.info'.
To view it use `info -f fshash.info' or an ascii viewer of your choice.

From the texinfo source it is possible to generate html and dvi versions of
the documentation with `make html' or `make dvi' repectively.


 Files
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AUTHORS                      Who wrote fshash.
COPYING                      The GNU General Public License
                             says how you can use fshash.
Makefile                     To generate the documentation (info and dvi).
README                       This file.
fshash                       Shell script (the program).
fshash.info                  Documentation of the program.
fshash.texinfo               Documentation source.
testsuite                    Check correct function of the program.
