From b26fea15958e0fc39f2827f57d090c8e07bfc699 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Myles Borins Date: Fri, 8 Apr 2016 14:08:23 -0400 Subject: [PATCH] doc: add copy about how to curl SHA256.txt Currently we include instructions on how to check the sha of a downloaded tar-ball, but do not include instruction on how to get the `SHA256.txt` file. This has led to confusion with people thinking that the SHA256.txt is included in that tarball. This commit includes instructions on how to use curl to download the `SHA256.txt` prior to the instructions on how to verify the sha. Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/help/issues/113 Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/help/issues/137 PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6120 Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig Reviewed-By: James M Snell --- README.md | 10 +++++++++- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 1 deletion(-) diff --git a/README.md b/README.md index 64264f7c40d983..20c24dee60beba 100644 --- a/README.md +++ b/README.md @@ -70,7 +70,15 @@ documentation of the latest stable version. Stable, LTS and Nightly download directories all contain a *SHASUM256.txt* file that lists the SHA checksums for each file available for -download. To check that a downloaded file matches the checksum, run +download. + +The *SHASUM256.txt* can be downloaded using curl. + +``` +$ curl -O https://nodejs.org/dist/vx.y.z/SHASUMS256.txt +``` + +To check that a downloaded file matches the checksum, run it through `sha256sum` with a command such as: ```