Off Topic - Bash Question

[Thomas Zehetbauer]

I recommend:

FILE="a b c"
MD5SUM=$(md5sum -- "$FILE")

very likely you will even want

FILE="a b c"
MD5SUM=$(md5sum -b -- "$FILE")

Tom
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