you can use md5sum, it normally takes input from a file but you can 
always pipe the string to it via echo.  many databases, such as mysql 
have a built in funtion to calculate md5 hashes, check your docs to see 
how to use it

brian

Thomas T. Veldhouse wrote:

> Is there a command line tool to create an MD5 hash from a text 
> string?  I would like to store encrypted passwords in a database, but 
> I have having a tough time finding a utility to create them for me.
>
> Thanks in advance!
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