How do I get the file's md5 hash in windows using the command line? I only want the raw MD5 hash without all the extra text. I tried asking chatgpt but it gave me half working command.
for /f "skip=1 tokens=1" %a in ('certutil -hashfile "path\to\your\file" MD5') do @echo %a & goto :done
It still prints the CertUtil: -hashfile command completed successfully. which I don't want it appearing
It will be simpler if you throw the result into a variable. There is no need for the tokens parameter. This solution does not use external command.
set "hash=" & for /f "skip=1" %a in ('certutil -hashfile "path\to\your\file" MD5') do @if not defined hash set "hash=%a" & echo %hash% & goto :done
A solution with external command would be:
for /f %a in ('certutil -hashfile "path\to\your\file" md5 ^| find /V ":"') do echo %a & goto :done
It is important to remember that if you put the FOR command in a batch file, you need to put %%a and not %a.
In PowerShell, the solution is very simple:
( Get-FileHash 'path\to\your\file' -Algorithm 'MD5' ).Hash