diff --git a/README b/README
old mode 100644
new mode 100755
index 30131fd..af4b9c9
--- a/README
+++ b/README
@@ -1,10 +1,12 @@
-check_md5
+check_md5 and check_sha512
 
 A Nagios plugin written in Bash to check the MD5 sum of a single file. 
 In case the files MD5 change the plugin issues a critical state. This behavior 
 can be changed by using a --warning argument, so that only a warning state is 
 issued. 
 
+The new check_sha512.sh checks does the exact same thing except it uses sha512sum.
+Replace the --md5 flag with --sha512.
 
 Options: 
 -h 
diff --git a/check_md5.sh b/check_md5.sh
index 1db50cf..cbefe88 100755
--- a/check_md5.sh
+++ b/check_md5.sh
@@ -27,9 +27,11 @@
 # with the --warning argument.                                                # 
 # Written in Bash (and uses sed & awk).                                       #
 #                                                                             #
+# The latest version of check_md5.sh and check_sha512.sh can be found at:     #
+# https://github.com/jackbenny/check_md5                                      #
+#                                                                             #
 ###############################################################################
 
-
 VERSION="1.1"
 AUTHOR="(c) 2012 Jack-Benny Persson (jack-benny@cyberinfo.se)"
 
@@ -103,7 +105,7 @@ while [[ -n "$1" ]]; do
 
        --file)
 	   if [[ -z "$2" ]]; then
-		printf "\nOption $1 requires an argument\n"
+		printf "\nOption $1 requires an argument\n | Option $1 requires an argument"
 		print_help
 		exit $STATE_UNKNOWN
 	   fi
@@ -113,7 +115,7 @@ while [[ -n "$1" ]]; do
 
        --md5)
            if [[ -z "$2" ]]; then
-                printf "\nOption $1 requires an argument\n"
+                printf "\nOption $1 requires an argument\n | Option $1 requires an argument"
 		print_help
                 exit $STATE_UNKNOWN
            fi
@@ -122,7 +124,7 @@ while [[ -n "$1" ]]; do
            ;;
 
 	*)
-           printf "\nInvalid option $1"
+           printf "\nInvalid option $1 | Invalid option $1"
            print_help
            exit $STATE_UNKNOWN
            ;;
@@ -135,14 +137,14 @@ done
 
 if [[ -z "$file" ]]; then
 	# No file specified
-	printf "\nNo file specified"
+	printf "\nNo file specified | No file specified"
 	print_help
 	exit $STATE_UNKNOWN
 fi
 
 if [[ -z "$md5" ]]; then
 	# No MD5 sum specified
-	printf "\nNo MD5 sum specified"
+	printf "\nNo MD5 sum specified | No MD5 sum specified"
 	print_help
 	exit $STATE_UNKNOWN
 fi
@@ -155,17 +157,17 @@ filesum=`md5sum ${file} | awk '{print $1}'`
 
 #Compare the MD5 on the file against the sum we provided
 if [[ "$filesum" == "$md5" ]]; then
-	printf "$file - MD5 OK\n" 
+	printf "MD5 OK - $file\n | MD5 is $md5" 
 	exit $STATE_OK
 
 #See if we wanted a warning instead of a critical
 elif [[ "$warning" == "yes" ]]; then
-		printf "$file - MD5 WARNING\n"
+		printf "MD5 WARNING - $file\n | MD5 does not match on file $file"
 		exit $STATE_WARNING
 #Critical
 else	
 
-  printf "$file - MD5 CRITICAL\n"
+  printf "MD5 CRITICAL - $file\n | MD5 does not match on file $file"
   exit $STATE_CRITICAL
 fi
 
diff --git a/check_sha512.sh b/check_sha512.sh
new file mode 100755
index 0000000..27d8559
--- /dev/null
+++ b/check_sha512.sh
@@ -0,0 +1,174 @@
+#!/bin/bash
+
+################################################################################
+#                                                                              #
+#  Copyright (C) 2012 Jack-Benny Persson <jack-benny@cyberinfo.se>             #
+#                                                                              #
+#   This program is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify       #
+#   it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by       #
+#   the Free Software Foundation; either version 2 of the License, or          #
+#   (at your option) any later version.                                        #
+#                                                                              #
+#   This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,            #
+#   but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of             #
+#   MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the              #
+#   GNU General Public License for more details.                               #
+#                                                                              #
+#   You should have received a copy of the GNU General Public License          #
+#   along with this program; if not, write to the Free Software                #
+#   Foundation, Inc., 59 Temple Place, Suite 330, Boston, MA  02111-1307  USA  #
+#                                                                              #
+################################################################################
+
+###############################################################################
+#                                                                             # 
+# Nagios plugin to monitor a single files SHA512 sum. In case of mismatch     #
+# the plugin exit with a CRICITAL error code. This behavior can be changed    #
+# with the --warning argument.                                                # 
+# Written in Bash (and uses sed & awk).                                       #
+#                                                                             #
+# The latest version of check_md5.sh and check_sha512.sh can be found at:     #
+# https://github.com/jackbenny/check_md5                                      #
+#                                                                             #
+###############################################################################
+
+VERSION="1.1"
+AUTHOR="(c) 2012 Jack-Benny Persson (jack-benny@cyberinfo.se), modified for SHA512 by Ryan Loudfoot (elyrith@gmail.com)"
+
+# Exit codes
+STATE_OK=0
+STATE_WARNING=1
+STATE_CRITICAL=2
+STATE_UNKNOWN=3
+
+shopt -s extglob
+
+#### Functions ####
+
+# Print version information
+print_version()
+{
+	printf "\n\n$0 - $VERSION\n"
+}
+
+#Print help information
+print_help()
+{
+	print_version
+	printf "$AUTHOR\n"
+	printf "Monitor the SHA512 checksum of a single file\n"
+/bin/cat <<EOT
+
+Options:
+-h
+   Print detailed help screen
+-V
+   Print version information
+
+--warning
+   Issue a warning state instead of a critical state in case of a SHA512 failure
+   Default is critical
+
+--file /path/to/file
+   Set which file to monitor
+ 
+--sha512 sha512checksum
+   Set the SHA512 checksum for the file set by --file
+
+EOT
+}
+
+
+# Parse command line options
+while [[ -n "$1" ]]; do 
+   case "$1" in
+
+       -h | --help)
+           print_help
+           exit $STATE_OK
+           ;;
+
+       -V | --version)
+           print_version
+           exit $STATE_OK
+           ;;
+
+       -\?)
+	   print_help
+           exit $STATE_OK
+           ;;
+
+       --warning)
+           warning="yes"
+	   shift 1
+	   ;;
+
+       --file)
+	   if [[ -z "$2" ]]; then
+		printf "\nOption $1 requires an argument\n | Option $1 requires an argument"
+		print_help
+		exit $STATE_UNKNOWN
+	   fi
+		file=$2
+           shift 2
+           ;;
+
+       --sha512)
+           if [[ -z "$2" ]]; then
+                printf "\nOption $1 requires an argument\n | Option $1 requires an argument"
+		print_help
+                exit $STATE_UNKNOWN
+           fi
+                sha512=$2
+           shift 2
+           ;;
+
+	*)
+           printf "\nInvalid option $1 | Invalid option $1"
+           print_help
+           exit $STATE_UNKNOWN
+           ;;
+
+
+   esac
+done
+
+### Check if we provided a file and a SHA512 sum ###
+
+if [[ -z "$file" ]]; then
+	# No file specified
+	printf "\nNo file specified | No file specified"
+	print_help
+	exit $STATE_UNKNOWN
+fi
+
+if [[ -z "$sha512" ]]; then
+	# No SHA512 sum specified
+	printf "\nNo SHA512 sum specified | No SHA512 sum specified"
+	print_help
+	exit $STATE_UNKNOWN
+fi
+
+
+### MAIN ###
+
+#Get the current checksum of the file
+filesum=`sha512sum ${file} | awk '{print $1}'`
+
+#Compare the SHA512 on the file against the sum we provided
+if [[ "$filesum" == "$sha512" ]]; then
+	printf "SHA512 OK - $file\n | SHA512 is $sha512" 
+	exit $STATE_OK
+
+#See if we wanted a warning instead of a critical
+elif [[ "$warning" == "yes" ]]; then
+		printf "SHA512 WARNING - $file\n | SHA512 does not match on file $file"
+		exit $STATE_WARNING
+#Critical
+else	
+
+  printf "SHA512 CRITICAL - $file\n | SHA512 does not match on file $file"
+  exit $STATE_CRITICAL
+fi
+
+exit 3