Toolkdeps asset
kdeps-tools-md5_file
v1.0.0Compute the MD5 checksum of a file. Call once before and once after a change to prove whether the file's contents actually changed -- pair both hashes as evidence for task_complete rather than asserting the change happened.
Install
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Contents
Compute the MD5 checksum of a file. Call once before and once after a change to prove whether the file's contents actually changed -- pair both hashes as evidence for task_complete rather than asserting the change happened.
- category
- file
- seeAlso
- read_file, tail_file, list_files
| Parameter | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| file_path | string | Absolute (or cwd-relative) path to the file to hash. Omit to hash the file most recently accessed this session. |
version: 1.0.0
category: file
description: Compute the MD5 checksum of a file. Call once before and once after a change to prove whether the file's contents actually changed -- pair both hashes as evidence for task_complete rather than asserting the change happened.
seeAlso: read_file, tail_file, list_files
parameters:
file_path:
type: string
description: Absolute (or cwd-relative) path to the file to hash. Omit to hash the file most recently accessed this session.
Versions
| Version | Published | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | 10/11/2026 | active |
Details
- Author
- kdeps
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Latest Version
- 1.0.0
- Published
- 10/11/2026
Tags
kdepstool