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/usr/bin/iscsi-md5sum

iSCSI client utilities

From libiscsi-utils 1.20.3-r5 (os), captured 2026-11-05 by running iscsi-md5sum --help (exit 0). permalink

Usage: /usr/bin/iscsi-md5sum [OPTION...] <iscsi-url>
  -i, --initiator-name=iqn-name     Initiatorname to use
  -o, --offset                      Byte offset into the target from which to start calculating. The provided value must be aligned to the target sector size. The default value is zero.
  -l, --length                      The number of bytes to calculate (counting from the starting point). The provided value must be aligned to the target sector size. If the specified value extends past the end of the device, /usr/bin/iscsi-md5sum will stop at the device size boundary. The default value extends to the end of the device.
  -d, --debug=integer               debug level (0=disabled)

Help options:
  -?, --help                        Show this help message

iSCSI URL format : "iscsi://[<username>[%<password>]@]<host>[:<port>]/<target-iqn>/<lun>"

<host> is either of:
  "hostname"       iscsi.example
  "ipv4-address"   10.1.1.27
  "ipv6-address"   [fce0::1]
Options (6)
OptionDescriptionSource
-i, --initiator-name iqn-nameThis specifies the initiator-name that iscsi-md5sum will use when logging in to the target.help + man
-o, --offset --offsetByte offset into the target from which to start calculating.help + man
-l, --length --lengthThe number of bytes to calculate (counting from the starting point).help + man
-d, --debug integerdebug level (0=disabled)help + man
-?, --help --helpDisplay basic help text.help + man
--usageDisplay basic usage text. (in the manual page but not in --help)man

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