diff --git a/Other_Hackings/check_checksum.sh b/Other_Hackings/check_checksum.sh
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+#!/bin/bash
+
+# usage:
+# ./check_checksum.sh <file> <hash>
+
+filehash=`md5 -q $1`
+
+echo "Checking file: $1, calculated as $filehash"
+echo "Using MD5 file: $2"
+
+if [ $filehash != $2 ]
+then
+  echo "MD5 sums mismatch!!!"
+else
+  echo "Checksums OK."
+fi