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Get file MD5 (file.md5)

Declaration​

md5, err = file.md5(path)

Parameters​

  • path
    String. Absolute file path.

Returns​

  • md5
    String or nil. nil if file does not exist or path is a directory; otherwise the file MD5 value.
  • err
    String. Error message when operation fails.

Notes​

Get the MD5 value of a file.

Example​

local md5, err = file.md5("/var/mobile/1.zip")
if md5 then
    sys.alert("/var/mobile/1.zip MD5: "..md5)
else
    sys.alert("/var/mobile/1.zip is not a file: "..err)
end

Note: Uses sys.alert