SFV File Documentation

Overview

Feature Value
File Extension .sfv
File Type Text
Primary Use File Integrity Checking
Format Type Checksum File
MIME Type text/x-sfv
Checksum Algorithm CRC32
Character Encoding ASCII
Content Structure Filename and Checksum pairs
Data Representation Hexadecimal
Case Sensitivity File names are case-insensitive on Windows, case-sensitive on UNIX/Linux.
Line Separator CR+LF (Windows), LF (Unix/Linux)
Usage Context Data Transfer, File Sharing
Utility Software QuickSFV, FlashSFV, others
File Signature Verification Confirms file integrity by comparing computed vs stored CRC32 values
Header Presence None (plain text)
Ability to Store Directories No (only file references)
Compatibility High (any platform supporting text files)
Limitations Limited to CRC32 (no MD5, SHA-1, etc.)
Editable Yes, with any text editor
Commenting Capability Yes (lines starting with ';' are considered comments)