Options (5)
-r, --recursebooleanSearch a directory recursively
Example:
fdupes {{[-r|--recurse]}} {{path/to/directory}}-RbooleanSearch multiple directories, one recursively
Example:
fdupes {{path/to/directory1}} {{[-R|--recurse:]}} {{path/to/directory2}}Search recursively, considering hardlinks as duplicates
Example:
fdupes {{[-rH|--recurse --hardlinks]}} {{path/to/directory}}Search recursively for duplicates and display interactive prompt to pick which ones to keep, deleting the others
Example:
fdupes {{[-rd|--recurse --delete]}} {{path/to/directory}}Search recursively and delete duplicates without prompting
Example:
fdupes {{[-rdN|--recurse --delete --noprompt]}} {{path/to/directory}}Examples (7)
Search a single directory
fdupes path/to/directorySearch multiple directories
fdupes path/to/directory1 path/to/directory2 ...Search a directory recursively
fdupes [-r|--recurse] path/to/directorySearch multiple directories, one recursively
fdupes path/to/directory1 [-R|--recurse:] path/to/directory2Search recursively, considering hardlinks as duplicates
fdupes [-rH|--recurse --hardlinks] path/to/directorySearch recursively for duplicates and display interactive prompt to pick which ones to keep, deleting the others
fdupes [-rd|--recurse --delete] path/to/directorySearch recursively and delete duplicates without prompting
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