diff --git a/devUtils/generateHelperChecksums.sh b/devUtils/generateHelperChecksums.sh
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+#!/bin/sh
+
+#
+# generate checksums from provided path suitable for use by 'update.sh'
+#
+
+# check for missing path to helper files, otherwise strip trailing slash
+if [ -z "$1" ]; then
+    printf "\nPlease supply path to helper files. Exiting.\n\n"
+    exit 1
+fi
+srcDir="${1%/}"
+
+# verify path exists and is accessible
+if ! [ -d "$srcDir" ]; then
+    printf "\nUnable to find or read supplied path to helper files. Exiting.\n\n"
+    exit 1
+fi
+
+# generate checksum file
+\rm -f "${srcDir}/checksums.sha256"
+find "${srcDir}/" -type f -exec sha256sum {} + >>"${srcDir}/checksums.sha256"
+sed -i "s+$srcDir/++g" "${srcDir}/checksums.sha256"
+
+# exit gracefully
+exit 0
+
+#EOF