fdupes

Finds duplicate files in a given set of directories. More information: <https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/fdupes.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install fdupes
Ubuntu
apt-get install fdupes
Alpine
apk add fdupes
Arch Arch Linux
pacman -S fdupes
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install fdupes
Fedora
dnf install fdupes
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install fdupes
OS X
brew install fdupes
Raspbian
apt-get install fdupes
Dockerfile
dockerfile.run/fdupes
Docker
docker run cmd.cat/fdupes fdupes powered by Commando

Finds duplicate files in a given set of directories. More information: <https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes>.

  • Search a single directory:
    fdupes path/to/directory
  • Search multiple directories:
    fdupes directory1 directory2
  • Search a directory recursively:
    fdupes -r path/to/directory
  • Search multiple directories, one recursively:
    fdupes directory1 -R directory2
  • Search recursively and replace duplicates with hardlinks:
    fdupes -rH path/to/directory
  • Search recursively for duplicates and display interactive prompt to pick which ones to keep, deleting the others:
    fdupes -rd path/to/directory
  • Search recursively and delete duplicates without prompting:
    fdupes -rdN path/to/directory

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