hash¶

Calculate cryptographic hashes.

Synopsis¶

tofu hash [files...] [flags]

Calculate cryptographic hashes for files or standard input. Supports MD5, SHA-1, SHA-256, and SHA-512.

Flag	Short	Description	Default
`--algo`	`-a`	Hash algorithm: `md5`, `sha1`, `sha256`, `sha512`	`sha256`

Hash a file (SHA-256 by default):

tofu hash file.txt

Hash with MD5:

tofu hash -a md5 file.txt

Hash with SHA-512:

tofu hash -a sha512 file.txt

Hash from stdin:

echo "Hello, World!" | tofu hash

Hash multiple files:

tofu hash file1.txt file2.txt file3.txt

Verify a file hash:

tofu hash -a sha256 download.zip
# Compare output with expected hash

e3b0c44298fc1c149afbf4c8996fb92427ae41e4649b934ca495991b7852b855  file.txt

Output format matches standard tools (sha256sum, md5sum, etc.)
The hash is displayed in hexadecimal format
Use SHA-256 or SHA-512 for security-sensitive applications
MD5 and SHA-1 are provided for compatibility but are not recommended for security