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fdupes — Finds duplicate files in a set of directories. More information: <https://github.com/adrianlopezroch
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fdupes command: Finds duplicate files in a set of directories. More information: <https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes#introduction>.Solution
fdupes — Finds duplicate files in a set of directories. More information: <https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes#introduction>.Search a single directory:
fdupes {{path/to/directory}}Search multiple directories:
fdupes {{directory1}} {{directory2}}Search a directory recursively:
fdupes {{[-r|--recurse]}} {{path/to/directory}}Search multiple directories, one recursively:
fdupes {{path/to/irectory1}} {{[-R|--recurse:]}} {{path/to/directory2}}Search recursively, considering hardlinks as duplicates:
fdupes {{[-rH|--recurse --hardlinks]}} {{path/to/directory}}Search recursively for duplicates and display interactive prompt to pick which ones to keep, deleting the others:
fdupes {{[-rd|--recurse --delete]}} {{path/to/directory}}Search recursively and delete duplicates without prompting:
fdupes {{[-rdN|--recurse --delete --noprompt]}} {{path/to/directory}}Code Snippets
Search a single directory
fdupes {{path/to/directory}}Search multiple directories
fdupes {{directory1}} {{directory2}}Search a directory recursively
fdupes {{[-r|--recurse]}} {{path/to/directory}}Search multiple directories, one recursively
fdupes {{path/to/irectory1}} {{[-R|--recurse:]}} {{path/to/directory2}}Search recursively, considering hardlinks as duplicates
fdupes {{[-rH|--recurse --hardlinks]}} {{path/to/directory}}Context
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