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# fclones
> Efficient duplicate file finder and remover.
> More information: <https://github.com/pkolaczk/fclones#usage>.
- Search for duplicate files in the current directory:
`fclones group .`
- Search multiple directories for duplicate files and cache the results:
`fclones group --cache {{path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2 ...}}`
- Search only the specified directory for duplicate files, skipping subdirectories and save the results into a file:
`fclones group {{path/to/directory}} --depth 1 > {{path/to/file.txt}}`
- Move the duplicate files in a TXT file to a different directory:
`fclones < {{path/to/file.txt}} move {{path/to/target_directory}}`
- Perform a dry run for soft links in a TXT file without actually linking:
`fclones < {{path/to/file.txt}} link --soft --dry-run 2 > /dev/null`
- Delete the newest duplicates from the current directory without storing them in a file:
`fclones group . | fclones remove --priority newest`
- Preprocess JPEG files in the current directory by using an external command to strip their EXIF data before matching for duplicates:
`fclones group . --name '*.jpg' -i --transform 'exiv2 -d a $IN' --in-place`