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FDUPES(1) General Commands Manual FDUPES(1) NAME fdupes - finds duplicate files in a given set of directories 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 for every directory given follow subdirectories encountered within -R --recurse: for each directory given after this option follow subdirectories encountered within (note the ':' at the end of option; see the Examples section below for further explanation) -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 -G --minsize=SIZE consider only files greater than or equal to SIZE in bytes -L --maxsize==SIZE consider only files less than or equal to SIZE in bytes -n --noempty exclude zero-length files from consideration -A --nohidden exclude hidden 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 -t --time show modification time of duplicate files -m --summarize summarize duplicate file information -q --quiet hide progress indicator -d --delete prompt user for files to preserve, deleting all others (see CAVEATS below) -D --deferconfirmation in interactive mode, defer byte-for-byte confirmation of dupli- cates until just before file deletion -P --plain with --delete, use line-based prompt (as with older versions of fdupes) instead of screen-mode interface -N --noprompt when used together with --delete, preserve the first file in each set of duplicates and delete the others without prompting the user -I --immediate delete duplicates as they are encountered, without grouping into sets; implies --noprompt -p --permissions don't consider files with different owner/group or permission bits as duplicates -o --order=WORD order files according to WORD: time - sort by modification time, ctime - sort by status change time, name - sort by filename -i --reverse reverse order while sorting -l --log=LOGFILE log file deletion choices to LOGFILE -v --version display fdupes version -h --help displays help NOTES Unless -1 or --sameline is specified, duplicate files are listed to- gether in groups, each file displayed on a separate line. The groups are then separated from each other by blank lines. When -1 or --sameline is specified, spaces and backslash characters (\) appearing in a filename are preceded by a backslash character. EXAMPLES fdupes a --recurse: b will follow subdirectories under b, but not those under a. fdupes a --recurse b will follow subdirectories under both a and b. CAVEATS When using -d or --delete, care should be taken to insure against acci- dental data loss. When used together with options -s or --symlink, a user could acciden- tally preserve a symlink while deleting the file it points to. Furthermore, when specifying a particular directory more than once, all files within that directory will be listed as their own duplicates, leading to data loss should a user preserve a file without its "dupli- cate" (the file itself!). AUTHOR Adrian Lopez <adrian2@caribe.net> FDUPES(1)
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