Compare hash bytes of two files : File Compare « File Directory Stream « C# / CSharp Tutorial

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using System;
using System.IO;
using System.Security.Cryptography;

static class MainClass
{
    static void Main(string[] args)
    {
        // Create the hashing object.
        using (HashAlgorithm hashAlg = HashAlgorithm.Create())
        {
            using (FileStream fsA = new FileStream("c:\\test.txt", FileMode.Open),
                fsB = new FileStream("c:\\test1.txt", FileMode.Open)){
                // Calculate the hash for the files.
                byte[] hashBytesA = hashAlg.ComputeHash(fsA);
                byte[] hashBytesB = hashAlg.ComputeHash(fsB);

                // Compare the hashes.
                if (BitConverter.ToString(hashBytesA) == BitConverter.ToString(hashBytesB))
                {
                    Console.WriteLine("Files match.");
                } else {
                    Console.WriteLine("No match.");
                }
            }
        }
    }
}