GNU bug report logs - #55325
(sha|md5)*sum on UNIX should default to binary mode

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Package: coreutils;

Reported by: Christoph Anton Mitterer <calestyo <at> scientia.org>

Date: Sun, 8 May 2022 20:20:01 UTC

Severity: normal

Tags: wontfix

Done: Pádraig Brady <P <at> draigBrady.com>

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From: Christoph Anton Mitterer <calestyo <at> scientia.org>
To: 55325 <at> debbugs.gnu.org
Subject: bug#55325: (sha|md5)*sum on UNIX should default to binary mode
Date: Sun, 08 May 2022 22:18:42 +0200

Hey.

Since on UNIX/Linux it is effectively always binary mode, shouldn't the
(sha|md5)*sum tools default to that, and especially also generate
output with the "*" flag set?

Cheers,
Chris.
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