diff --git a/functions/strings.xml b/functions/strings.xml
index 825e1edfa3..e36ef1eb0b 100644
--- a/functions/strings.xml
+++ b/functions/strings.xml
@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 <?xml version="1.0" encoding="iso-8859-1"?>
-<!-- $Revision: 1.134 $ -->
+<!-- $Revision: 1.135 $ -->
  <reference id="ref.strings">
   <title>String functions</title>
   <titleabbrev>Strings</titleabbrev>
@@ -1539,7 +1539,36 @@ $clean = ltrim($binary,"\0x00..\0x1F");
      The hash is a 32-character hexadecimal number.
     </para>
     <para>
-     See also <function>crc32</function>.
+     See also: <function>crc32</function> and <function>md5_file</function>
+    </para>
+   </refsect1>
+  </refentry>
+
+  <refentry id="function.md5-file">
+   <refnamediv>
+    <refname>md5_file</refname>
+    <refpurpose>Calculates the md5 hash of a given filename</refpurpose>
+   </refnamediv>
+   <refsect1>
+    <title>Description</title>
+    <funcsynopsis>
+     <funcprototype>
+      <funcdef>string <function>md5_file</function></funcdef>
+      <paramdef>string <parameter>filename</parameter></paramdef>
+     </funcprototype>
+    </funcsynopsis>
+    <para>
+     Calculates the MD5 hash of the specified
+     <parameter>filename</parameter> using the
+     <ulink url="&url.rfc;rfc1321.html">RSA Data Security, Inc. 
+     MD5 Message-Digest Algorithm</ulink>, and returns that hash.
+    </para>
+    <para>
+     This function has the same purpose of the command line utility
+     md5sum.
+    </para>
+    <para>
+     See also: <function>md5</function> and <function>crc32</function>
     </para>
    </refsect1>
   </refentry>