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diff --git a/doc/coreutils.texi b/doc/coreutils.texi index a507280bd..201964456 100644 --- a/doc/coreutils.texi +++ b/doc/coreutils.texi @@ -3819,8 +3819,9 @@ are vanishingly small. However, it should not be considered secure against malicious tampering: although finding a file with a given MD5 fingerprint is considered infeasible at the moment, it is known how to modify certain files, including digital certificates, so that they -appear valid when signed with an MD5 digest. -For more secure hashes, consider using SHA-2. @xref{sha2 utilities}. +appear valid when signed with an MD5 digest. For more secure hashes, +consider using SHA-2, or the newer @command{b2sum} command. +@xref{sha2 utilities}. @xref{b2sum invocation}. If a @var{file} is specified as @samp{-} or if no files are given @command{md5sum} computes the checksum for the standard input. |