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# fdupes
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[fdupes](https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes) is a command-line utility
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for identifying and deleting duplicate files residing within one or more
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specified directories.
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## Setup
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The fdupes program can be installed by going to the
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[github page of it](https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes/releases).
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Alternatively many linux package managers package fdupes in the `fdupes`
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package.
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## Usage
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Running `fdupes <path to directory>` find the duplicates inside the given
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directory.
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Using the `-r` flag the program will search in the subdirectories aswell.
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`-d` signals to delete the duplicates and will force a dialogue to select which
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version of the file to keep.
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This dialogue can be skipped by using `-N` which will select the first file of
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a set of multiple duplicates.
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A complete and automatic removal of all duplicates within a directory and its
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subdirectories works with the following command:
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`fdupes -rNd <path to directory>`.
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