>
> Which brings up a question. The md5sum value will be different
> for files that are different by even one byte, but how much of a
> variation in the md5sum value itself will occur for such a small
> difference in the files themselves. In other words, can you tell
> immediately (a big difference) when comparing the two sums,
> or will it be a much more subtle difference?
There will be a huge difference in the md5sum, regardless of the
magnitude of the difference in the file. It won't even resemble
the original sum at all.
Doug
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