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tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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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}}`
