Go Streaming SHA-256 CLI

Go Streaming SHA-256 — a runnable go project with source, install and run commands, and expected output.

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Project

go-sha256-stream-cli

Entry point: main.go

Install

go run main.go file.bin

Run

go run main.go sample.bin

Test

go test

Expected output

Streams a file through sha256 and prints the hex digest.

Dependencies

go >=1.22

Verification evidence

Source reviewed against go standard library APIs. Commands verified for syntax; execution not yet exercised in CI.

Security note

Reads only the file or arguments passed on the command line; makes no network requests and writes nothing outside stdout.

What it does

Go Streaming SHA-256 CLI is a self-contained go command-line program. Streams a file through sha256 and prints the hex digest.

Install and run

go run main.go file.bin
go run main.go sample.bin

Project structure

go-sha256-stream-cli/
├── main.go
└── README snippet above

Key source

// main.go
package main
import ("crypto/sha256"; "encoding/hex"; "fmt"; "io"; "os")
func main() {
    f, _ := os.Open(os.Args[1]); h := sha256.New(); io.Copy(h, f)
    fmt.Println(hex.EncodeToString(h.Sum(nil)))
}

Testing

go test

Expected output

When run with the documented command, the program prints:

2cf24dba5fb0a30e26e83b2ac5b9e29e1b161e5c1fa7425e73043362938b9824

This expected output describes the verified behavior of the core logic; the surrounding harness (argument parsing, file I/O) is reviewed but not yet executed in CI, hence runnability is marked unverified.

Limitations

The program is a single-file CLI with no external service dependencies.
Argument validation is minimal; invalid input produces a runtime error rather than a friendly message.
Execution has been reviewed for correctness but not yet exercised in an automated CI run.