Description ----------- Jacksum 1.7.0 (July 30, 2006) is a free checksum utility, written entirely in Java (JAva ChecKSUM) Copyright (c) Dipl.-Inf. (FH) Johann N. Loefflmann mailto: jonelo@jonelo.de Requirements ------------ A Java Runtime Environment is required (JRE 1.3.1+). The JRE 5.0+ is recommended. Download the latest version from http://java.sun.com/j2se Jacksum runs also on FOSS JVMs GCC with GCJ (http://gcc.gnu.org/java/) Kaffe (http://www.kaffe.org/) Start Jacksum ------------- Open a new Terminal (in the Windows-World it is known as "Command Prompt") and start Jacksum by typing java -jar jacksum.jar or java -classpath jacksum.jar Jacksum or java Jacksum The environment variable called CLASSPATH must be point to jacksum.jar in this case. I recommend to use the Windows batch file (jacksum.bat) or the Unix script (jacksum). You find more instructions in these files. On a FOSS JVMs start Jacksum by typing gij -jar bigal.jar respectively kaffe -jar bigal.jar Updates ------- Keep updated by sending an email to mailto:announce-subscribe@jacksum.dev.java.net Get the latest Jacksum version from http://www.jonelo.de/java/jacksum/index.html Files ----- devel/collisions.zip A collection of collisions devel/jacksum-src.zip The sources of Jacksum history.txt A program history jacksum.jar The Jacksum application license.txt The License file (GPL) readme.txt An english readme (this file) readme_de.txt A german readme unix/jacksum Script to launch Jacksum under Unix/Linux unix/jacksum.magic Magic-Record for the Unix/Linux command file windows/jacksum.bat Batch to launch Jacksum under Windows