getFileHash JavaScript

Returns the file in the specified path as a value hashed by a specific algorithm. The default algorithm is md5. This method uses a Promise to return a valid hash value.

Parameters

• filePath::string: File path
• algorithm::'md5'|'sha1'|'sha256'|'sha512': OpenSSL algorithm to be used for file hashing

Returns

Promise::string

Examples

await getFileHash('/home/user/text.txt', 'sha1'); // '38851813f75627d581c593f3ccfb7061dd013fbd'