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Linux, is it necessary to to Md5sum when copying files to new directory on same hard drive?

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I'm using an ubuntu server and the project I am working on has very strict requirements regarding making sure data is not corrupted. I can't seem to find a good answer on this, when doing a local copy of files to a new directory, is it necessary to do an Md5sum, or does the operating system do this…

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Neither nor any of the common (or uncommon) desktop environment's file managers will check md5 sums after they copy. You will need to do that yourself. Depending on the type of file manager you use, or through the use of scripts, you could automate …

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