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syntax: markdown
tags: [tldr, common]
source: https://github.com/tldr-pages/tldr.git
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# fdupes
> Finds duplicate files in a set of directories.
> More information: <https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes>.
- Search a single directory:
`fdupes {{path/to/directory}}`
- Search multiple directories:
`fdupes {{directory1}} {{directory2}}`
- Search a directory recursively:
`fdupes {{[-r|--recurse]}} {{path/to/directory}}`
- Search multiple directories, one recursively:
`fdupes {{path/to/irectory1}} {{[-R|--recurse:]}} {{path/to/directory2}}`
- Search recursively, considering hardlinks as duplicates:
`fdupes {{[-rH|--recurse --hardlinks]}} {{path/to/directory}}`
- Search recursively for duplicates and display interactive prompt to pick which ones to keep, deleting the others:
`fdupes {{[-rd|--recurse --delete]}} {{path/to/directory}}`
- Search recursively and delete duplicates without prompting:
`fdupes {{[-rdN|--recurse --delete --noprompt]}} {{path/to/directory}}`