Re: Need utility to search for duplicate files
> My desktop system is used by 3 users, each having a few thousand files
> in their home directory. Since we primarily have the same interests,
> there are a LOT of duplicates to be found. Earlier I found an mpeg movie
> that all three of us had that was 120 MB. That's 240 MB of wasted space.
> Unfortunately, the files won't always have the same filename. Does
> anyone know of a utility that can go through and search for files with
> the same size and/or date and delete them or notify me?
>
> -Alex
If you are using Woody, do apt-get install fdupes. Or go to freshmeat.net and
do a search for fdupes. Does exactly what you are talking about
FDUPES(1) FDUPES(1)
NAME
fdupes - finds duplicate files in a given set of directo
ries
SYNOPSIS
fdupes [ options ] DIRECTORY ...
DESCRIPTION
Searches the given path for duplicate files. Such files are found by
comparing file sizes and MD5 signatures, followed by a byte-by-byte
comparison.
OPTIONS
-r --recurse
include files residing in subdirectories
-s --symlinks
follow symlinked directories
-H --hardlinks
normally, when two or more files point to the same
disk area they are treated as non-duplicates; this
option will change this behavior
-n --noempty
exclude zero-length files from consideration
-f --omitfirst
omit the first file in each set of matches
-1 --sameline
list each set of matches on a single line
-S --size
show size of duplicate files
-q --quiet
hide progress indicator
-d --delete
prompt user for files to preserve, deleting all
others (see CAVEATS below)
Andrew
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