implantisomd5(1)

implantisomd51

Implant an md5 checksum in an iso9660 image

Usage

implantisomd5 [--force] [--supported-iso] [isofilename]

Overview

This manual page documents briefly the implantisomd5 command. implantisomd5 is a program that embeds an MD5 checksum in an unused section of and ISO9660 (.iso) image. This checksum can later be compared to the .iso, or a block device, using the corresponding checkisomd5 command.

Options

--force

Force an existing checksum to be overwritten.

--supported-iso

Indicate that the image will be written to a "supported" media, such as pressed CD. On Red Hat-based Anaconda installers, this bypasses the prompt to check the CD.

Releases

11 releases since Debian 4.0 (Etch); the text changed 1 time.

  1. 4.0
  2. 5.0–Arch

--supported-iso since Debian 5.0 (Lenny).

--supported until Debian 4.0 (Etch).

From isomd5sum 1.2.5-3 in Arch Linux 2026-11-01. Parsed by carta from the page's man source.