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-Introduction
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+# Introduction
 
-sha is a simple program that hashes files. It uses the National
-Institute of Standards and Technology's Secure Hash Algorithm.
-It can use SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, or SHA-512, which generate
-respectively, hashes of 160, 256, 384, or 512 bits. sha can be
-used in scripts to do, for example, file integrity checking.
+sha is a simple program that hashes files. It uses the National Institute of Standards and Technology's Secure Hash Algorithm. It can use SHA-1, SHA-256, SHA-384, or SHA-512, which generate respectively, hashes of 160, 256, 384, or 512 bits. sha can be used in scripts to do, for example, file integrity checking.
 
-Using sha is simple. Just pass the names of one or more files on
-the command line. 
+Using sha is simple. Just pass the names of one or more files on the command line. 
 
-You may want to perform a sanity check on sha before relying on
-it. A program called "shatest" is built along with sha. If you
-run shatest, it will display the results of running the various
-SHA algorithms on a set of known test vectors. If the resultant
-hash matches what is expected, "PASS" will be displayed. Otherwise
-it will display "FAIL."
+You may want to perform a sanity check on sha before relying on it. A program called "shatest" is built along with sha. If you run shatest, it will display the results of running the various SHA algorithms on a set of known test vectors. If the resultant hash matches what is expected, "PASS" will be displayed. Otherwise it will display "FAIL."