Fdupes

Program to scan directories for duplicate files From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

fdupes is a program written by Adrián López to scan directories for duplicate files,[2] with options to list, delete or replace the files with hardlinks pointing to the duplicate. It first compares file sizes, partial MD5 signatures, full MD5 signatures, and then performs a byte-by-byte comparison for verification.

Original authorAdrián López
Initial release25 December 1999; 26 years ago (1999-12-25)
Stable release
2.4.0[1] / 30 March 2025; 11 months ago (30 March 2025)
Written inC
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fdupes
Original authorAdrián López
Initial release25 December 1999; 26 years ago (1999-12-25)
Stable release
2.4.0[1] / 30 March 2025; 11 months ago (30 March 2025)
Written inC
Operating systemLinux, macOS
Available inEnglish
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fdupes is written in C and is released under the MIT License.

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