looking for way to verify whether a CD/DVD was correctly burned

[Paul Smith]

On 11/28/06, John Aldrich <john at chattanooga.net> wrote:
> > > > Is there some way to verify whether a CD/DVD was correctly burned?
> > >
> > > In K3b you have the option to verify written data. See
> > > Project:Burn:Writing:Options:Verify written data.
> >
> > Thanks, Zoltan, but I was looking for a command line solution.
> >
> Use the MD5sum or SHA1 sum and check it against the CD/DVD.

Could you please give some more details?

Paul