From:	Ruediger DOT Helsch AT vt DOT siemens DOT de (Ruediger Helsch)
Subject:	Bad bug in md5sum and cmp
11 Nov 1998 21:49:21 -0800 :
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Md5sum and cmp are badly broken. They stop reading the file at the
first Ctrl-Z. This makes them useless on binary files.
Cmp reports two files as equal if they differ behind the first Ctrl-Z.
Md5sum (even when used with the -b flag) stops after the first Ctrl-Z,
and when checking, reports the file as OK if changes occur only behind
the first Ctrl-Z.
These problems exist in B19 and B20.
Funny: cksum was also broken in B19 but works as expected in B20!

Ruediger Helsch <Ruediger DOT Helsch AT vt DOT siemens DOT de>
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