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

[Erik Auerswald]

Hi,

On Sun, May 04, 2008 at 06:33:45PM +0200, Erik Auerswald wrote:
> 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.

The copyright assignment process with the FSF is completed, find the
patch against current HEAD as an attachment.

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