Did you download a large file? Or do you have a file that you have a suspicion about? The best way to ensure the file comes from a verified source is by measuring its checksum. A checksum is almost ...

Unix systems provide numerous ways to compare files. The most common way to verify that you have received or downloaded the proper file is to compute a checksum and compare it against one computed by ...

It is always important to verify whether the large file you downloaded is the file you expected to download or not. This is because files may change in some way from the original while downloading.