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{{Short description|Program to scan directories for duplicate files}}
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'''fdupes''' is a [[Computer program|program]] written by Adrian Lopez to scan [[directory (computing)|directories]] for duplicate [[computer file|files]],<ref>http://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/Auswahl-satt-291320.html</ref> with options to list, delete or replace the files with [[hard link|hardlink]]s pointing to the duplicate. It first compares file sizes, partial [[MD5|MD5 signatures]], full MD5 signatures, and then performs a byte-by-byte comparison for verification.
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'''fdupes''' is a [[Computer program|program]] written by Adrián López to scan [[directory (computing)|directories]] for duplicate [[computer file|files]],<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/Auswahl-satt-291320.html |title = System-Utilities für alle Fälle {{!}} c't Magazin}}</ref> with options to list, delete or replace the files with [[hard link|hardlink]]s pointing to the duplicate. It first compares file sizes, partial [[MD5|MD5 signatures]], full MD5 signatures, and then performs a byte-by-byte comparison for verification.


fdupes is written in [[C (programming language)|C]] and is released under the [[MIT License]].
fdupes is written in [[C (programming language)|C]] and is released under the [[MIT License]].

== References ==
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== External links ==
== External links ==
* [https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes Official fdupes homepage]
* [https://github.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes Official fdupes homepage]
* [https://github.com/jbruchon/fdupes-jody/releases Enhanced fdupes fork with Windows and Mac OS X binaries available]
* [https://codeberg.org/jbruchon/jdupes Enhanced fdupes fork with Windows and Mac OS X binaries available]
* [http://www.heise.de/ct/artikel/Auswahl-satt-291320.html fdupes mention in c't, a German technology magazine]


[[Category:Unix file system-related software]]
[[Category:Unix file system-related software]]

Latest revision as of 07:36, 4 March 2024

fdupes
Developer(s)Adrián López
Stable release
2.3.0[1] Edit this on Wikidata / 27 January 2024; 9 months ago (27 January 2024)
Repository
Written inC
LicenseMIT License
Websitegithub.com/adrianlopezroche/fdupes

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.

fdupes is written in C and is released under the MIT License.

References

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  1. ^ "Release fdupes 2.3.0".
  2. ^ "System-Utilities für alle Fälle | c't Magazin".
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