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doc: add copy about how to curl SHA256.txt

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Currently we include instructions on how to check the sha of a
downloaded tar-ball, but do not include instruction on how to
get the `SHA256.txt` file. This has led to confusion with people
thinking that the SHA256.txt is included in that tarball.

This commit includes instructions on how to use curl to download the
`SHA256.txt` prior to the instructions on how to verify the sha.

Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/help/issues/113
Refs: https://github.com/nodejs/help/issues/137
PR-URL: https://github.com/nodejs/node/pull/6120
Reviewed-By: Colin Ihrig <cjihrig@gmail.com>
Reviewed-By: James M Snell <jasnell@gmail.com>
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Myles Borins 2016-04-08 14:08:23 -04:00 committed by James M Snell
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@ -70,7 +70,15 @@ documentation of the latest stable version.
Stable, LTS and Nightly download directories all contain a *SHASUM256.txt*
file that lists the SHA checksums for each file available for
download. To check that a downloaded file matches the checksum, run
download.
The *SHASUM256.txt* can be downloaded using curl.
```
$ curl -O https://nodejs.org/dist/vx.y.z/SHASUMS256.txt
```
To check that a downloaded file matches the checksum, run
it through `sha256sum` with a command such as:
```