Re: How to make a fingerprint from an Object

Have a look at the source of File::Find::Duplicates. Maybe you can adapt the way it finds duplicate files to your needs.

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Re^2: How to make a fingerprint from an Object by jeanluca (Deacon) on May 10, 2007 at 08:50 UTC
It seems using Digest::MD5 is the way to go, however I see a big difference between taking a MD5 from an Object or a file. For example, you might not want to use all the data from the objects for the fingerprint! LuCa	[reply]