Created attachment 236927 [details] fix for this doc bug The handbook mentions a file named 'CHECKSUM.SHA256' to verify the downloaded FreeBSD image. However, this name is misleading as it doesn't exist. This commit fixes the file name and also mentions the extra SHA512 file. While there, I'm also suggesting the usage of the sha{256,512}sum tools, shipped with FreeBSD base, that allow to automatically validate the checksums.
A commit in branch main references this bug: URL: https://cgit.FreeBSD.org/doc/commit/?id=b76576673c76dfc9c2b4a098bb6651b37e97fdf6 commit b76576673c76dfc9c2b4a098bb6651b37e97fdf6 Author: Benedict Reuschling <bcr@FreeBSD.org> AuthorDate: 2022-10-05 14:16:21 +0000 Commit: Benedict Reuschling <bcr@FreeBSD.org> CommitDate: 2022-10-05 14:16:21 +0000 Fix checksum file names and verification instructions Explain how to find and verify the checksum algorithms provided with each release. Also mention the use of shasum tools and give a small usage example. I slighly modified the original submission to use FreeBSD 13.1 in the example. In other instances, simplify wording a bit to not repeat words too often within a sentence. PR: 266692 Event: Aberdeen Hackathon 2022 .../content/en/books/handbook/bsdinstall/_index.adoc | 19 +++++++++++++++---- 1 file changed, 15 insertions(+), 4 deletions(-)
Thank you for submitting the patch. It was committed with minor modifications. PR closed.
Wow! Awesome, my first FreeBSD patch has been committed! Thanks.