digest

PLAKAR-DIGEST(1) - General Commands Manual

NAME

plakar digest - Calculate digests for files in a Plakar snapshot

SYNOPSIS

plakar digest [-hashing algorithm] snapshotID:filepath […]

DESCRIPTION

The plakar digest command calculates and displays digests for specified filepath in a the given snapshotID. Multiple snapshotID and filepath may be given. By default, the command computes the digest by reading the file contents.

The options are as follows:

-hashing algorithm

Use algorithm to compute the digest. Defaults to SHA256.

EXAMPLES

Calculate the digest of a file within a snapshot:

$ plakar digest abc123:/etc/passwd

Use BLAKE3 as the digest algorithm:

$ plakar digest -hashing BLAKE3 abc123:/etc/netstart

DIAGNOSTICS

The plakar digest utility exits 0 on success, and >0 if an error occurs.

Command completed successfully.

An error occurred, such as failure to retrieve a file digest or invalid snapshot ID.