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rdfind

Find files with duplicate content and get rid of them. More information: https://rdfind.pauldreik.se.
  • Identify all duplicates in a given directory and output a summary:
    rdfind -dryrun true {{path/to/directory}}
  • Replace all duplicates with hardlinks:
    rdfind -makehardlinks true {{path/to/directory}}
  • Replace all duplicates with symlinks/soft links:
    rdfind -makesymlinks true {{path/to/directory}}
  • Delete all duplicates and do not ignore empty files:
    rdfind -deleteduplicates true -ignoreempty false {{path/to/directory}}

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