finding duplicate files in lunux

[rsina]

How do we look for duplicate files in different directories on the hard
disk?

Thanks,
Suse 9.1

[Digitlcoup]

Post by rsina
How do we look for duplicate files in different directories on the hard
disk?
Thanks,
Suse 9.1

You might try this: http://midori.shacknet.nu/dff/ or you could create a
quick perl script using the File::Find module. I suppose it would depend
on what you consider to be "duplicate". Are we just talking about
duplicate filename, or duplicate filename and/or content,modification
date, etc?

[rsina]

Thanks for the quick replies. I am looking to find duplicates of the
content, both binary and text files, perhaps some with different filenames.
I don't need a fancy interface, just one that scans a directory and points
out duplicate files that may exist in the different sub-directories.
I will try the lik you mentioned.

Thanks again,
Ramin

Post by Digitlcoup

Post by rsina
How do we look for duplicate files in different directories on the hard
disk?
Thanks,
Suse 9.1

You might try this: http://midori.shacknet.nu/dff/ or you could create a
quick perl script using the File::Find module. I suppose it would depend
on what you consider to be "duplicate". Are we just talking about
duplicate filename, or duplicate filename and/or content,modification
date, etc?

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[Bit Twister]

Post by rsina
How do we look for duplicate files in different directories on the hard
disk?

With same name or same contents different names.

Here how I files in one directory with another
#****************************************************************
#*
#* compare directory files contents
#*
#* You have to cd to where you want to start comparing
#*
#****************************************************************

for file in `find . -type f
do
_fn=${file:2}
echo -e "\nchecking $_fn\n"
diff -bBw $file ~bittwister/${_fn}
done

#***************** end script ************************************

[Abdullah Ramazanoglu]

Post by rsina
How do we look for duplicate files in different directories on the
hard disk?
Thanks,
Suse 9.1

Try fdupes.
Also there is fdupeimages that finds "similar" images (level of
similarity required adjustable).

They both are included in Debian, possibly in Suse too - I don't
know.

[rewanya]

I use Duplicate Files Deleter as it is very effective. It is 100% accurate and performs the scan quickly.