Re: [PATCH] md5sum+sha*sum: add option --quiet/-q to suppress OK messages

[Erik Auerswald]

Hi,

On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 07:10:58PM +0200, Jim Meyering wrote:
> Erik Auerswald <address@hidden> wrote:
> > On Tue, Apr 22, 2008 at 06:05:48PM +0200, Jim Meyering wrote:
> >> Erik Auerswald <address@hidden> wrote:
> >> > IMHO md5sum and sha*sum are too verbose by default, especially when
> >> > checking a large collection of files with only a few failing validation.
> >> > Therefore I'd like to see an option added to suppress just the output
> >> > for successfully verified files.
> >>
> >> The only suggestion I can make so far is to omit the short-named "-q" 
> >> option.
> >> The "--q" abbreviation of --quiet is only one byte longer.

The attached patch adds the above feature and adds an option --quiet to
md5sum and sha*sum (no short option added).

The signed copyright assignment is on it's way, the patch is against the
current git HEAD.

Erik

0001-md5sum-sha-sum-add-option-quiet-to-suppress-OK-me.patch
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