Verify SHA1 checksums from Windows using Cygwin

I have a dirty little secret. I never verify my checksums. I mean - I never used to verify my checksums.

Here's an easy way to verify a sha1 checksum in Windows, assuming you have Cygwin installed:

echo "60ab4099e811d79fe90ae8d8f184b163bdc57fa8 TortoiseGit-1.7.6.0-64bit.msi" | sha1sum -c -

You can use the "Bash here" Explore menu to open a Cygwin Bash shell in the directory containing the file.  There are also other commands, such as 'md5sum' and 'sha256sum'. As always, RTFM for more details.

Now, I can verify my checksums for the sake of it.