rdfind

Find files with duplicate content and get rid of them. More information: <https://rdfind.pauldreik.se>.

Install

All systems
curl cmd.cat/rdfind.sh
Debian Debian
apt-get install rdfind
Ubuntu
apt-get install rdfind
Image Alpine
apk add rdfind
image/svg+xml Kali Linux
apt-get install rdfind
Fedora
dnf install rdfind
Windows (WSL2)
sudo apt-get update sudo apt-get install rdfind
OS X
brew install rdfind
Raspbian
apt-get install rdfind
Docker
docker run cmd.cat/rdfind rdfind powered by Commando

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

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