Make a button to make a checksum (MD5) of folder contents?

[Dazzer]

Hi folks,

Imagine i have a folder and i want to create a button to make an MD5 checksum of all files in the folder.

Obviously i can go to: files > create checksum, but is there a way to do it with one click of a button?

So with one click it will select all files and create the checksum, without the need for another click on "ok".

Thanks in advance!

[Sir_SiLvA]

Yes.

Now please read the help file...

[Fla$her]

No, TC help won't help here. cm_CRCcreate doesn't support parameters.

2Dazzer
In this and this buttons, replace sha1/SHA with md5. In the first one, you also need to remove --exclude=jpg,png,webp.

[hi5]

You can combine commands to select all files and open the Checksum gui, if you want to keep the last settings used just hit enter to start.
You can create several buttons of course to select all files with the same extension (cm_SelectCurrentExtension) for example.

Select and Copy the code below, paste it on an empty space on your button bar. It should select all files and open the Checksum gui - select MD5 (it will remember it between uses).

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
cm_SelectAllFiles,cm_CRCcreate

wcmicons.dll,61
Selects all files, opens CRC


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[Fla$her]

without the need for another click on "ok".

Another option with TCFS2 (obviously slower than rhash):

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
%COMMANDER_PATH%\Addons\TCFS2\TCFS2.exe /ef tcm(312) tcm(3302) tcm(564,1) delay(20) tcm(3304) send({TAB}) send(@m) send({ENTER})

wcmicon2.dll,61
MD5 calculation of all files in the root of the current folder of active panel

or without keystrokes:

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
%COMMANDER_PATH%\Addons\TCFS2\TCFS2.exe /ef tcm(312) tcm(3302) tcm(564,1) delay(20) tcm(3304) sendmsg(findwnd(,&MD5,findwnd(TCrcForm),,3),$f5) sendmsg(findwnd(,OK,findwnd(TCrcForm)),$f5)

wcmicon2.dll,61
MD5 calculation of all files in the root of the current folder of active panel

[Dazzer]

Many thanks guys, i went with hi5's suggestion, it gets the job done and i can live with the extra "enter" required!

[beb]

...a button to make an MD5 checksum of all files in the folder.
...

PowerShell-based approach native for modern Windows (8+ which go with bundled PowerShell):
No third-party tools are needed.

User-command (usercmd.ini):

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[em_md5_PowerShell]
cmd=pwsh -c
param=set Algorithm -value MD5;set Log -value (($pwd|split-path -leaf)+'_hashSums.'+$Algorithm);New-Item $Log -type File -Force|Out-null;set Relate -value (($pwd.toString()+'\').Replace('\\','\'));Get-ChildItem -file -recurse -force -exclude $Log|foreach {'{0} {1}' -f (Get-FileHash $_.FullName -Algorithm $Algorithm).Hash.ToLower(),$_.FullName.Replace($Relate,'')|Out-File $Log -append}

button (single-click execution):

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
em_md5_PowerShell

%COMMANDER_EXE%,31


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The above command takes all (each and every) files in the current directory, calculates their hash-sums (md5), and saves the results (structured in a format: %hash-sum% %relative_path%\%file.name%) into a file named "%current_directory_Name%_hashSums.%hash_algorithm%" within the current directory.
This is the cross-platform PowerShell (7+) based command.
For Windows PowerShell (5.1) change "cmd=pwsh -c" to "cmd=powershell -c".
Get-FileHash accepts the following cryptographic hash algorithms: MD5, SHA1, SHA256 (default), SHA384, SHA512.

[Fla$her]

it gets the job done and i can live with the extra "enter" required!

And extra selection of radio button after changing to another type.
Why do all this when fully working options are offered? ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

[Dazzer]

Sorry, one question:

hi5 told me to use this code:

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TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA
cm_SelectAllFiles,cm_CRCcreate

wcmicons.dll,61
Selects all files, opens CRC


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But as far as i can see, all i need is: cm_SelectAllFiles,cm_CRCcreate

What does wcmicons.dll,61 mean?

[Horst.Epp]

What does wcmicons.dll,61 mean?

It's the icon which should be used for the button.
Without an icon you would not see your button in the button bar.

[tuska]

2Dazzer
Here is some further information...

Create a Button in the BUTTONBAR (copy/paste CODE)

1. Click on "SELECT ALL" (to the right of CODE:), then press CTRL+C (copy to clipboard).
2. Right-click on any place in the button bar, then click on "Paste".
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3. Option1: Point to the new button (slightly longer): 'Tooltip' is shown (-> description to the button).
                 A maximum of 259 characters is allowed for the tooltip. | = create line break, || = create | as separator character.
4. Option2: Button bar - "Tooltip" field: A single space deactivates the display of the tooltip.
                 If the "Tooltip" field is empty, the content of the "Command" field is displayed.
5. Option3: See FAQs and explanation: Button-code (TOTALCMD#BAR#DATA)  <-- <Ctrl+click on the link...>

By the way, the CODE you entered here is NOT correct and does not work!

The correct CODE can be found here.

[Dazzer]

By the way, the CODE you entered here is NOT correct and does not work!

The correct CODE can be found here.

I don't understand, this is my button and it works fine!:

https://ibb.co/wztcJpv

[tuska]

By the way, the CODE you entered here is NOT correct and does not work!

The correct CODE can be found here.

I don't understand, this is my button and it works fine!:

https://ibb.co/wztcJpv

Yes, but please read again exactly what I have told you (click on the links...).
(For example, you had the formatting “bold” in the code above... and that can't work with copy/paste).

By the way, you should always format a code for a button with the corresponding button,
which is displayed at the top when editing a forum post: </> - (it's the 5th button from the left).

[Dazzer]

Damn, i really don't understand, I'm not too technical, all i know is it works so I'm happy!!

[white]

Damn, i really don't understand, I'm not too technical, all i know is it works so I'm happy!!

That's the most important thing. The rest is extra.

Tuska tried to explain that you can copy the code for a button on the forum and then paste the button directly into the button bar in TC (and the button will magically appear). He explained it in this post, which contains a spoiler block. The spoiler block is the line with at the right a picture of a white eye on a red square. If you click the line, it will expand and you can read the explanation.