File: coreutils.info, Node: sha2 utilities, Prev: sha1sum invocation, Up: Summarizing files 6.7 sha2 utilities: Print or check SHA-2 digests ================================================ The commands ‘sha224sum’, ‘sha256sum’, ‘sha384sum’ and ‘sha512sum’ compute checksums of various lengths (respectively 224, 256, 384 and 512 bits), collectively known as the SHA-2 hashes. The usage and options of these commands are precisely the same as for ‘md5sum’ and ‘sha1sum’. *Note md5sum invocation::.