Re: Script to delete duplicate files

[Curtis Vaughan <curtis@npc-usa.com>]

Paul E Condon wrote:

> On Fri, May 19, 2006 at 07:10:41PM -0700, Curtis Vaughan wrote:
>  
>
> > Ok, using fdupes -f I have created a file that contains a list of all 
> > duplicate files. So, what command can a run against that file to delete 
> > all the files listed in it?
> >
> > Or since I know that fdupes -f works, could I just do something like:
> >
> > fdupes -f ./ | rm *
> >
> > or would that rm everything?
> >
> >    
>
> read 
> man fdupes
> note the -d option
>
>
>  
No actually the -d option is not an option. The reason is is because it 
then asks you after all found duplicates, which of them you wish to 
keep. Well, I have some 5000 duplicates to go through, so it will take 
forever. I would rather think of a way to use the output of fdupes or 
the file I created to delete all the duplicates.

I'm trying to remember how the correct way would be to do something like:

fdupes -f ./ | rm %[?]

it seems like that would be more right. But god, I've forgotten how to 
script.

Thanks for any help, though.