sha256sum: add example (tldr-pages#14819)

kbdkorg · Nov 18, 2024 · 88ec1e1 · 88ec1e1
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diff --git a/pages/common/sha256sum.md b/pages/common/sha256sum.md
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 - Only show a message when verification fails, ignoring missing files:
 
 `sha256sum --ignore-missing --check --quiet {{path/to/file.sha256}}`
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+- Check known SHA256 sum of a file:
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+`echo {{known-sha256-sum-of-the-file}} {{path/to/file}} | sha256sum --check`